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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in North Walter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Walter and the surrounding area.
- 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 Walter:
- 34.131486, -86.681940
- 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 Walter
- 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 Walter is near Blount County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Walter
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Walter ...
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.
- Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Birdie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Birdsong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Birdsong is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
- Bolte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bolte is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolte
- Fowler Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fowler Spring is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Spring
- Gum Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Holly Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Joy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Joy is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Mountain Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pleasant View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- River Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- River Bend is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Rock Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Sky Ball
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sky Ball is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Ball
- Steppville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Steppville is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steppville
- Union Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
How Far From North Walter 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 Walter to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in North Walter and extending to:
- Cullman, which is the Seat of Cullman County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Walter to Cullman, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,228 miles [11,632.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,104 miles [8,214.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Walter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from North Walter to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Walter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1315, Longitude: -86.6819 In this case, the coordinates for North Walter have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.64 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.33 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.115 degrees. |
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