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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 Asbury Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Asbury Park and the surrounding area.
- 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 Asbury Park:
- 33.462884, -86.737210
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Asbury Park
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Asbury Park is near Shelby County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Asbury Park
Communities Also Named Asbury Park ...
We found three communities that are also named Asbury Park.
Within Alabama, the name Asbury Park is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Asbury Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Asbury Park that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Asbury Park.
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- This Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Asbury Park that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Asbury Park.
- Ohio
- Ashtabula County
- This Asbury Park is located in Ashtabula County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Asbury Park that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Asbury Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Asbury Park ...
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.
- Camp Horne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Camp Horne is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Horne
- Cherokee Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Coventry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coventry is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- English Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Forest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Grove Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grove Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Hidden Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hidden Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Ridge
- Ivy Glenn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy Glenn is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Glenn
- Lake Purdy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Longleaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Longleaf is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longleaf
- Mountain Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Riverwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Riverwood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rocky Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rocky Bridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bridge
- Rocky Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Tangle Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tangle Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangle Creek
- Tanglewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tanglewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Thornhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Thornhill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Timber Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Timber Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Twin Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Twin Bridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridge
How Far From Asbury Park 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 Asbury Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Asbury Park and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Asbury Park to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>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 657 miles [1,057.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,260 miles [11,683.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,136 miles [8,265.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Asbury Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Asbury Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Asbury Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4629, Longitude: -86.7372 In this case, the coordinates for Asbury Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.634 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.231 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.282 degrees. |
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