Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Banks Villa East, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Banks Villa East and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Banks Villa East

• 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 Banks Villa East:
  • 33.182063, -87.470837
  • 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 Banks Villa East

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
  • Since Banks Villa East is near Bibb County and also Hale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Banks Villa East

Curious and Interesting Names Near Banks Villa East ...

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.

• Box Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Box Springs is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Springs
• Cedar Knoll
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Knoll is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knoll
• Cherokee Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cherokee Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
• Cherrywood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cherrywood is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
• Cottondale
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cottondale is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottondale <1>
• Cottonwood Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cottonwood Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Park
• Coventry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Coventry is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
• Deep Wood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Deep Wood is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Wood
• Eastern Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Eastern Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Hills
• Echo Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Echo Hill is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hill
• Elm Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Elm Ridge is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Ridge
• High Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • High Point is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Hillswood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hillswood is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillswood
  • Hurricane Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hurricane Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Hills
  • Lake Shore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Shore is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
  • Lynn Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lynn Haven is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Haven
  • Old Mill Trace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Mill Trace is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Trace
  • Peach Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Peach Grove is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
  • Rosewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosewood is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
  • Running Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Running Brook is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Brook
  • Sky Ranch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sky Ranch is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Ranch
  • Whispering Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Whispering Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
  • Woodland Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Woodland Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
  • Woodland Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Woodland Pines is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Pines
  • Woodland Terrace
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Woodland Terrace is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Terrace

How Far From Banks Villa East 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 Banks Villa East to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Banks Villa East and extending to:

• Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Banks Villa East 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 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,305 miles [11,756.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,181 miles [8,338 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'