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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 Clubview Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clubview Heights and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Clubview Heights:
    • 33.978153, -86.015805
    • 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 Clubview Heights
  • 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

Communities Also Named Clubview Heights ...

We found one communities that share the name Clubview Heights.

Within Alabama, the name Clubview Heights is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Clubview Heights in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Muscogee County
      • This Clubview Heights is located in Muscogee County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Clubview Heights that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Clubview Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clubview Heights ...

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.

  • Fowler Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Ferry
    • Fowler Ferry is located in Etowah County
  • Gilberts Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilberts Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Ferry
    • Gilberts Ferry is located in Etowah County
  • Goodyear
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodyear have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyear
    • Goodyear is located in Etowah County
  • Gum Springs ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
    • Gum Springs is located in Etowah County
  • Happy Hollow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
    • Happy Hollow is located in Etowah County
  • Listers Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Listers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listers Ferry
    • Listers Ferry is located in Etowah County
  • Pilgrims Rest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
    • Pilgrims Rest is located in Etowah County
  • Pull Tight ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pull Tight have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pull Tight
    • Pull Tight is located in Etowah County
  • Rainbow City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Scenic Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
    • Scenic Heights is located in Etowah County
  • Walnut Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Park
    • Walnut Park is located in Etowah County
  • Wisdom Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wisdom Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom Ferry
    • Wisdom Ferry is located in Etowah County

How Far From Clubview Heights 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 Clubview Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clubview Heights and extending to:

  • Gadsden, which is the Seat of Etowah County, lies just to the North.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Clubview Heights to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>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 603 miles [970.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,497 miles [10,455.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,205 miles [11,595.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,082 miles [8,178.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clubview Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Etowah County: www.etowahcounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clubview Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clubview Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9782, Longitude: -86.0158       In this case, the coordinates for Clubview Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Clubview Heights 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 313.23 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.836 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.88 degrees.









 

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