Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Taits Gap:
  • 33.971600, -86.399128
  • 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 Taits Gap

• 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 Taits Gap is near Etowah County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Taits Gap

Curious and Interesting Names Near Taits Gap ...

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.

• Bird ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bird is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
• Champion
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Champion is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
• Fridays Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fridays Crossing
  • From Taits Gap to Fridays Crossing
• Graystone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Graystone is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
• Hoods Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
• Maudlin ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Maudlin is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maudlin
• Mill ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mill is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill
• Moodys Chapel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Moodys Chapel is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodys Chapel
• Mountain View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain View is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Murphy Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Murphy Ford is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Ford
• New Home
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • New Home is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
• Nix ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Nix is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
• Straight Mountain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain

How Far From Taits Gap 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 Taits Gap to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Oneonta, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Taits Gap to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 620 miles [997.8 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 6,513 miles [10,481.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,222 miles [11,622.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,099 miles [8,206 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'