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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 Blue Ridge Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Ridge Estates 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 Blue Ridge Estates:
- 32.479302, -86.193300
- 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 Blue Ridge Estates
- 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 Elmore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
- Since Blue Ridge Estates is near Montgomery County and also Autauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Autauga 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 Blue Ridge Estates
Communities Also Named Blue Ridge Estates ...
We found three communities that are also named Blue Ridge Estates.
There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Blue Ridge Estates.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Jefferson County
- This Blue Ridge Estates is located in Jefferson County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Blue Ridge Estates that is located in Elmore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Blue Ridge Estates.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Sullivan County
- This Blue Ridge Estates is located in Sullivan County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Blue Ridge Estates that is located in Elmore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Blue Ridge Estates.
- Virginia
- Clarke County
- This Blue Ridge Estates is located in Clarke County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Blue Ridge Estates that is located in Elmore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Blue Ridge Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue Ridge 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.
- Blueberry Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blueberry Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hill
- Cooks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Eastern Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eastern Meadows is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Meadows
- Flatwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Hughes Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hughes Ferry is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Ferry
- Jasmine Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jasmine Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Hill
- Johnstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Landmarks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Landmarks is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmarks
- Open Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Open Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Acres
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Quail Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Quail Run is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Sunshine Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Tarwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tarwater is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarwater
- Timbers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Timbers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbers
- Willow Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Willow Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Winters Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Winters Ferry is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Ferry
How Far From Blue Ridge Estates 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 Blue Ridge Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blue Ridge Estates and extending to:
- Wetumpka, which is the Seat of Elmore County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Blue Ridge Estates to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 677 miles [1,089.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,278 miles [11,712.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,156 miles [8,297.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Blue Ridge Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Blue Ridge Estates 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 Blue Ridge Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4793, Longitude: -86.1933 In this case, the coordinates for Blue Ridge Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.247 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.647 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.276 degrees. |
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