Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Carriage Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carriage Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Carriage Hills
- 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 Carriage Hills:
- 30.636303, -88.195836
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Carriage Hills
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Mobile County
- Since Carriage Hills is near Jackson County and also Baldwin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- eBird sighting report for Baldwin 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Carriage Hills ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Carriage Hills.
There are two communities within Alabama that are also named Carriage Hills.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Jefferson County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Jefferson County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Carriage Hills that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Carriage Hills.
- Montgomery County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Carriage Hills that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Carriage Hills.
- Jefferson County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Hillsborough County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Carriage Hills that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Carriage Hills.
- Georgia
- Clarke County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Clarke County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Carriage Hills that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Carriage Hills.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 875 miles [1,408.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Carriage Hills that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Carriage Hills.
- Calvert County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Calvert County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km] to the northeast of the Carriage Hills that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Carriage Hills.
- Carroll County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Carroll County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km] to the northeast of the Carriage Hills that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carriage Hills.
- Howard County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Howard County and lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km] to the northeast of the Carriage Hills that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Carriage Hills.
- Mississippi
- Hinds County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Hinds County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Carriage Hills that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Carriage Hills.
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Guilford County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Carriage Hills that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Carriage Hills.
- Tennessee
- Bradley County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Bradley County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Carriage Hills that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Carriage Hills.
- Williamson County
- This Carriage Hills is located in Williamson County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km] to the north northeast of the Carriage Hills that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Carriage Hills.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carriage Hills ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Cottage Hill is located in Mobile County
- Edgefield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Lloyds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Meadow Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
- Meadow Lake is located in Mobile County
- Pine Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Quail Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Regency
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Mobile County
- Suburban Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suburban Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Heights
- Suburban Heights is located in Mobile County
- Sugar Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sugar Creek is located in Mobile County
- Sunset Ranch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ranch
- Sunset Ranch is located in Mobile County
- Timbers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Carriage Hills 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 Carriage Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carriage Hills and extending to:
- Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Carriage Hills to Mobile, 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 164 miles [263.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 850 miles [1,367.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,748 miles [10,859.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,450 miles [11,989.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,328 miles [8,574.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carriage Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mobile County: www.mobilecounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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- Carriage Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carriage Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6363, Longitude: -88.1958 In this case, the coordinates for Carriage Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Carriage Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.278 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.59 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.394 degrees. |