Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Straight Mountain:
  • 33.876488, -86.394427
  • 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 Straight Mountain

• 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
  • Since Straight Mountain is near Saint Clair County and also Coosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coosa 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 Straight Mountain

Curious and Interesting Names Near Straight Mountain ...

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.

• Allgood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Allgood is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
• Champion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Champion is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
• Cool Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cool Springs is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
• Graystone
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Graystone is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
• Holly Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Springs is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
• Hoods Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
• Maudlin ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Maudlin is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maudlin
• Mill ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mill is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill
• Mountain View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain View is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View

How Far From Straight Mountain to ...

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

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

• Oneonta, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Straight Mountain to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 624 miles [1,004.2 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<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 7,226 miles [11,629.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,103 miles [8,212.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'