Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in North Vinemont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Vinemont and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for North Vinemont

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for North Vinemont:
  • 34.279264, -86.855558
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on North Vinemont

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Cullman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cullman County
  • Since North Vinemont is near Morgan County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for North Vinemont

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Vinemont ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Centerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Centerville is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Dyers Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dyers Crossroads is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Crossroads
• Gold Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gold Ridge is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Ridge
• Longview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Longview is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• Pleasant Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Pleasant View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant View is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Providence
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Providence is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Terrace Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Terrace Heights is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Heights
• Union Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Hill is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

How Far From North Vinemont to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as North Vinemont to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in North Vinemont and extending to:

• Cullman, which is the Seat of Cullman County, lies just to the South.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from North Vinemont to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 630 miles [1,013.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,229 miles [11,633.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,105 miles [8,215.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'