Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Carriage Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carriage Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Carriage Hill
- 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 Carriage Hill:
- 32.502086, -85.024100
- 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 Carriage Hill
- 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 Russell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Russell County
- Since Carriage Hill is near Muscogee County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
- eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Carriage Hill ...
We found seven communities that share the name Carriage Hill.
Within Alabama, the name Carriage Hill is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This Carriage Hill is located in Prince George's County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Carriage Hill that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Carriage Hill.
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Carriage Hill is located in Hamilton County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the north of the Carriage Hill that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Carriage Hill.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Carriage Hill [Fairfax County].
- Montgomery County
- This Carriage Hill is located in Montgomery County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Carriage Hill that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Carriage Hill.
- Newport News City
- This Carriage Hill is located in Newport News City and lies 576 miles [927 km] to the northeast of the Carriage Hill that is located in Russell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of Carriage Hill.
- Virginia Beach City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Carriage Hill [Virginia Beach City].
- Washington
- Kitsap County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Carriage Hill [Kitsap County].
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carriage Hill ...
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.
- Bibb City
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - City Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
- City Village is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Columbus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196,442 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
- Crescent Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge
- Crescent Ridge is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Dinglewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dinglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinglewood
- Dinglewood is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Double Churches
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Churches have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Churches
- Double Churches is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Fox Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
- Fox Chapel is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Green Island Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island Hills
- Green Island Hills is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Lincoln Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
- Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Population from the 2010 Census: 833 people
- Ranch Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranch Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Forest
- Ranch Forest is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Rolling Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Russell County
- Rose Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Rose Hill Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Heights
- Rose Hill Heights is located in Muscogee County (GA)
How Far From Carriage Hill 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 Carriage Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carriage Hill and extending to:
- Phenix City, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies just to the South.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Carriage Hill to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 628 miles [1,010.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,223 miles [11,624.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,103 miles [8,212.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carriage Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Carriage Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carriage Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5021, Longitude: -85.0241 In this case, the coordinates for Carriage Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Carriage Hill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Carriage Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.563 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.86 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.821 degrees. |