Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Carriage Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carriage Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Carriage Hills
- 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 Hills:
- 33.720379, -86.652767
- 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 Hills
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Carriage Hills is near Blount County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Blount County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Carriage Hills ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Carriage Hills.
There are two communities within Alabama that are also named Carriage Hills.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Mobile County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Mobile County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Carriage Hills that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Carriage Hills.
- Montgomery County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Carriage Hills that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Carriage Hills.
- Mobile County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Hillsborough County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Carriage Hills that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Carriage Hills.
- Georgia
- Clarke County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Clarke County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the east of the Carriage Hills that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Carriage Hills.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the northeast of the Carriage Hills that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Carriage Hills.
- Calvert County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Calvert County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the northeast of the Carriage Hills that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Carriage Hills.
- Carroll County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Carroll County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km] to the northeast of the Carriage Hills that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carriage Hills.
- Howard County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Howard County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km] to the northeast of the Carriage Hills that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Carriage Hills.
- Mississippi
- Hinds County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Hinds County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Carriage Hills that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Carriage Hills.
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Guilford County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Carriage Hills that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Carriage Hills.
- Tennessee
- Bradley County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Bradley County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Carriage Hills that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Carriage Hills.
- Williamson County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Williamson County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the north of the Carriage Hills that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Carriage Hills.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carriage Hills ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Center Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Jefferson County
- Estimated population in 2015: 16,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <3>
- Chalkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
- Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
- Clay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Jefferson County
- Estimated population in 2015: 9,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <3>
- Columbus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Cotton Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Ridge
- Cotton Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Eagle Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ridge
- Eagle Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Echo Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
- Echo Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Kiowa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Larkwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Majestic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Rolling Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- 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 Jefferson County
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- Saddlewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddlewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlewood
- Saddlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Sueann
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Sun Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Village Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Saddlewood
How Far From Carriage Hills 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 Carriage Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carriage Hills and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Carriage Hills to Birmingham, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,245 miles [11,659.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,121 miles [8,241.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carriage Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carriage Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carriage Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7204, Longitude: -86.6528 In this case, the coordinates for Carriage Hills 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 Carriage Hills 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 313.599 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.226 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.193 degrees. |