Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mountainbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountainbrook and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mountainbrook
- 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 Mountainbrook:
- 33.098177, -87.703343
- 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 Mountainbrook
- 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
- Since Mountainbrook is near Greene County and also Hale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- eBird sighting report for Hale 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 Mountainbrook ...
We found five communities that share the name Mountainbrook.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Mountainbrook.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Pike County
- This Mountainbrook is located in Pike County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mountainbrook that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Mountainbrook.
- Pike County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Harris County
- This Mountainbrook is located in Harris County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the east of the Mountainbrook that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Mountainbrook.
- North Carolina
- Buncombe County
- This Mountainbrook is located in Buncombe County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mountainbrook that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Mountainbrook.
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This Mountainbrook is located in Spartanburg County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mountainbrook that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Mountainbrook.
- Tennessee
- Bradley County
- This Mountainbrook is located in Bradley County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mountainbrook that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Mountainbrook.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountainbrook ...
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.
- Fairlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Fernridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Forest Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
- Forest Green is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Forest Green Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Green Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green Park
- Forest Green Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Gardendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
- Gardendale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Green Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Greenview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Hays Court
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays Court have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Court
- Hays Court is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Hull
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Jena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Kings Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
- Kings Ferry is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Lincoln Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
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- Little Sandy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Little Sandy is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Maxwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Mimosa Highlands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mimosa Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Highlands
- Mimosa Highlands is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Moundville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moundville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundville
- Moundville is located in Hale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundville <3>
- Powers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Ralph
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Ralph is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralph <3>
- Royal Pines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
- Royal Pines is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Sanders Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanders Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Ferry
- Sanders Ferry is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Snow Terrace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Terrace
- Snow Terrace is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Little Sandy
How Far From Mountainbrook to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mountainbrook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mountainbrook and extending to:
- Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mountainbrook to Tuscaloosa, with an average speed<4> 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 95 miles [152.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 717 miles [1,153.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,319 miles [11,778.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,195 miles [8,360.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mountainbrook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tuscaloosa County: www.co.tuscaloosa.al.us/
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- Mountainbrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mountainbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0982, Longitude: -87.7033 In this case, the coordinates for Mountainbrook 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 Mountainbrook 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 314.192 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.826 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.745 degrees. |