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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 Cambridge Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cambridge Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Cambridge Estates:
    • 30.660746, -88.155002
    • 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 Cambridge 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 Mobile County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile County
    • Since Cambridge Estates is near Baldwin County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Cambridge Estates

Communities Also Named Cambridge Estates ...

We found five communities that are also named Cambridge Estates.

Within Alabama, the name Cambridge Estates is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • DeKalb County
      • This Cambridge Estates is located in DeKalb County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cambridge Estates that is located in Mobile County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Cambridge Estates.
      • Fayette County
      • This Cambridge Estates is located in Fayette County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km] to the northeast of the Cambridge Estates that is located in Mobile County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Cambridge Estates.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Cambridge Estates is located in Carroll County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cambridge Estates that is located in Mobile County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Cambridge Estates.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Cambridge Estates is located in Hamilton County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cambridge Estates that is located in Mobile County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Cambridge Estates.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Cambridge Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,490 miles [2,397.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cambridge Estates that is located in Mobile County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Cambridge Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cambridge 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.

  • Cottage Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cottage Hill is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
  • Deerwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Deerwood is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Edgefield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgefield is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
  • Forest Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Park is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Lloyds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lloyds is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
  • Park Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Park Forest is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
  • Pine Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pine Run is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
  • Regency
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Regency is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
  • Spring Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Valley is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Suburban Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Suburban Heights is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Heights
  • Sugar Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Sugar Creek is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
  • Sunset Ranch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunset Ranch is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ranch
  • Timbers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Timbers is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbers

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cambridge Estates and extending to:

  • Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Cambridge Estates to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 847 miles [1,363.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 49 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,745 miles [10,855 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,447 miles [11,984.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,325 miles [8,569.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cambridge 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 Cambridge 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 Cambridge Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6607, Longitude: -88.1550       In this case, the coordinates for Cambridge Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.256 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.568 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.374 degrees.