Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pike Road, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pike Road and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pike Road
- 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 Pike Road:
- 32.273317, -86.147492
- 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 Pike Road
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Pike Road is near Elmore County and also Bullock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Elmore County
- eBird sighting report for Bullock 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
Communities Also Named Pike Road ...
We found one communities that share the name Pike Road.
Within Alabama, the name Pike Road is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Pike Road in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pike Road ...
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.
- Executive Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Executive Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Park
- Executive Park is located in Montgomery County
- Foxchase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Foxwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Foxwood Trace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxwood Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood Trace
- Foxwood Trace is located in Montgomery County
- Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
- Halcyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Hunters Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
- Hunters Point is located in Montgomery County
- London
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Merry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Perry's Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry's Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry's Mill
- Perry's Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Regency Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Forest
- Regency Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Regency Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
- Regency Park is located in Montgomery County
- Rolling Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Rolling Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Lakes
- Rolling Lakes is located in Montgomery County
- Spring Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
- Spring Park is located in Montgomery County
- Valley Whispers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Whispers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Whispers
- Valley Whispers is located in Montgomery County
- Regency Park
How Far From Pike Road 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 town such as Pike Road to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pike Road and extending to:
- Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pike Road to Montgomery, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 685 miles [1,102.4 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 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,285 miles [11,724.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,163 miles [8,309 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pike Road. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montgomery County: www.mc-ala.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 '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- Pike Road) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pike Road. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2733, Longitude: -86.1475 |
| <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 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 Pike Road to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.206 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.572 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.301 degrees. |