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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 Northwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northwood Estates 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 Northwood Estates:
    • 34.163151, -85.631907
    • 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 Northwood Estates
  • 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 Northwood Estates ...

We found nine communities that share the name Northwood Estates.

There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Northwood Estates.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Mobile County
      • This Northwood Estates is located in Mobile County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Northwood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Northwood Estates.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Glynn County
      • This Northwood Estates is located in Glynn County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Northwood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Northwood Estates.
    • Louisiana
      • Ouachita Parish
      • This Northwood Estates is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Northwood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Northwood Estates.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Northwood Estates is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northwood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Northwood Estates.
    • Mississippi
      • Lee County
      • This Northwood Estates is located in Lee County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the west of the Northwood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Northwood Estates.
    • New York
      • Saratoga County
      • This Northwood Estates is located in Saratoga County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northwood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Northwood Estates.
    • Ohio
      • Crawford County
      • This Northwood Estates is located in Crawford County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Northwood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Northwood Estates.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Northwood Estates is located in Charleston County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Northwood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Northwood Estates.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Northwood Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,505 miles [2,422.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Northwood Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Northwood Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Northwood Estates ...

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.

  • Billy Goat Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billy Goat Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billy Goat Hill
    • Billy Goat Hill is located in Cherokee County
  • Cedar Bluff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
    • Cedar Bluff is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,829 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <3>
  • Centre
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cornwall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
    • Cornwall is located in Cherokee County
  • Cornwall Furnace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Furnace
    • Cornwall Furnace is located in Cherokee County
  • Edwards Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
    • Edwards Ferry is located in Cherokee County
  • Noah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
    • Noah is located in Cherokee County
  • Pathkiller Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pathkiller Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathkiller Cove
    • Pathkiller Cove is located in Cherokee County
  • Round Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
    • Round Mountain is located in Cherokee County
  • Tucker Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
    • Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
  • Turkey Town ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
    • Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County

How Far From Northwood Estates 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 Northwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Centre, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Northwood Estates to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 577 miles [928.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,180 miles [11,555.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,056 miles [8,136.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Northwood Estates. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Northwood Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1632, Longitude: -85.6319       In this case, the coordinates for Northwood Estates 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 Northwood Estates 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 313.01 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.607 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.683 degrees.




 

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