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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Cahaba Valley Estates.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cahaba Valley Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cahaba Valley 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 Cahaba Valley Estates:
- 33.308723, -86.814433<1>
- 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 Cahaba Valley 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Cahaba Valley Estates is near Jefferson County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 Cahaba Valley Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cahaba Valley 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.
- Dearing Downs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dearing Downs is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing Downs
- Fox Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Haven is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Haven
- Fungo Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fungo Hollow is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fungo Hollow
- Hardy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hardy is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Helena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters Glen ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hunters Glen was located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
- Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Hills is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Springs Ranch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Springs Ranch is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Ranch
- Keystone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Keystone is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Kingwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kingwood is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
- Mallard Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mallard Point is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
- Mars Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mars Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Navajo Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Navajo Hills is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Hills
- Paramount
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Paramount is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Run is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Roy Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roy Ford is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Ford
- Royal Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Royal Oaks is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Valley Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Station is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Station
How Far From Cahaba Valley Estates 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 included the distance from a community such as Cahaba Valley Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Cahaba Valley Estates and extending to:
- Columbiana, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cahaba Valley Estates to Columbiana, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 70 miles [112.7 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 667 miles [1,073.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,562 miles [10,560.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,270 miles [11,699.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,146 miles [8,281.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Cahaba Valley Estates:
Decimal: 33.30872, -86.814433
DDMMSS: 33° 18' 31", -86° 48' 51" |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cahaba Valley Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cahaba Valley 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 Cahaba Valley Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3087, Longitude: -86.8144 In this case, the coordinates for Cahaba Valley Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.671 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.252 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.346 degrees. |
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