Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Bridlewood Forest Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bridlewood Forest Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bridlewood Forest Estates

• 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 Bridlewood Forest Estates:
  • 33.630103, -86.695267
  • 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 Bridlewood Forest 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Bridlewood Forest Estates is near Blount County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Bridlewood Forest Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bridlewood Forest 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.

• Airport Highlands
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Airport Highlands is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Highlands
• Arrowhead
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Arrowhead is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Center Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Center Point is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Estimated population in 2015: 16,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <1>
• Chalkville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
• Dale ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dale is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
• Larkwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Larkwood is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkwood
• Spring Garden
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Spring Garden is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
• Sun Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sun Valley is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
• Zion City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion City is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bridlewood Forest Estates and extending to:

• Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bridlewood Forest Estates to Birmingham, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 648 miles [1,042.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,250 miles [11,667.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,127 miles [8,251.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'