Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Three Notch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Three Notch and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Three Notch
- 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 Three Notch:
- 32.106263, -85.579113
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Three Notch
- 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 Bullock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bullock County
- Since Three Notch is near Macon County and also Barbour County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Macon County
- eBird sighting report for Barbour 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Three Notch ...
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.
- Bread Tray Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bread Tray Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Tray Hill
- Bread Tray Hill is located in Bullock County
- Cotton Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
- Cotton Valley is located in Macon County
- Creek Stand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek Stand have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Stand
- Creek Stand is located in Macon County
- Hurtsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
- Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Jamback
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Jenkins Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Crossroads
- Jenkins Crossroads is located in Bullock County
- Ox Level
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Peachburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Sellers Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Crossroads
- Sellers Crossroads is located in Bullock County
- Smuteye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
- Smuteye is located in Bullock County
- Star Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Union Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Springs
- Union Springs is located in Bullock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,352 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Springs <2>
- Warriorstand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warriorstand have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warriorstand
- Warriorstand is located in Macon County
How Far From Three Notch to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Three Notch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Three Notch and extending to:
- Union Springs, which is the Seat of Bullock County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 46 miles [74 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Three Notch to Montgomery, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 670 miles [1,078.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,266 miles [11,693.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,145 miles [8,280.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Three Notch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Three Notch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Three Notch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1063, Longitude: -85.5791 In this case, the coordinates for Three Notch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Three Notch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.862 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.151 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.118 degrees. |