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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 Center Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Center Hill 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 Center Hill:
    • 34.955639, -87.448356
    • 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 Center Hill
  • 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 Lauderdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
    • Since Center Hill is near Lawrence County and also Colbert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert 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 Center Hill

Communities Also Named Center Hill ...

We found 22 communities that are also named Center Hill.

There are four communities within Alabama that are also named Center Hill.

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

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Chilton County
      • This Center Hill is located in Chilton County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Center Hill that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chilton County community of Center Hill.
    • Cullman County
      • This Center Hill is located in Cullman County and lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Center Hill that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Center Hill.
    • Limestone County
      • This Center Hill is located in Limestone County and lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the east of the Center Hill that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Center Hill.
    • Talladega County
      • This Center Hill is located in Talladega County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Center Hill that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Center Hill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Greene County
      • This Center Hill is located in Greene County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Center Hill that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Center Hill.
      • White County
      • This Center Hill is located in White County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km] to the west of the Center Hill that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Center Hill.
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Center Hill [Hartford County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Center Hill is located in Hillsborough County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Center Hill that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Center Hill.
      • Sumter County
      • This Center Hill is located in Sumter County and lies 540 miles [869 km] to the southeast of the Center Hill that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Center Hill.
    • Georgia
      • Colquitt County
      • This Center Hill is located in Colquitt County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Center Hill that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colquitt County community of Center Hill.
      • Fulton County
      • This Center Hill is located in Fulton County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km] to the east southeast of the Center Hill that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Center Hill.
    • Illinois
      • Carroll County
      • This Center Hill is located in Carroll County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Center Hill that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Center Hill.
    • Kansas
      • Riley County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Riley County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riley County community of Center Hill.
    • Mississippi
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Center Hill is located in Lauderdale County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Center Hill that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Center Hill.
    • North Carolina
      • Chowan County
      • This Center Hill is located in Chowan County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the east of the Center Hill that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chowan County community of Center Hill.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Armstrong County
      • This Center Hill is located in Armstrong County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Center Hill that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Center Hill.
    • Tennessee
      • Cannon County
      • This Center Hill is located in Cannon County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Center Hill that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cannon County community of Center Hill.
      • Henderson County
      • This Center Hill is located in Henderson County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the northwest of the Center Hill that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Center Hill.
      • Wilson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Center Hill [Wilson County].
    • Texas
      • Houston County
      • This Center Hill is located in Houston County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Center Hill that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Center Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke City
      • This Center Hill is located in Roanoke City and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Center Hill that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Center Hill.
    • West Virginia
      • Wirt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Center Hill [Wirt County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Center Hill ...

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.

  • Atlas ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
  • Green Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Kingtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingtown is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingtown
  • Mitchelltown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mitchelltown is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
  • Palestine ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Palestine is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Peppertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Peppertown is located in Lawrence County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertown
  • Posey ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Posey is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
  • Rascal Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
  • Slabtown ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
  • Sweet Gum
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sweet Gum is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum

How Far From Center Hill 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 include the distance from a community such as Center Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Florence, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Center Hill to Florence, 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 five to six hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 189 miles [304.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 635 miles [1,021.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,225 miles [11,627.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,101 miles [8,209.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Center Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Center Hill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Center Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Center Hill 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 Center Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9556, Longitude: -87.4484       In this case, the coordinates for Center Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.152 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.036 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.25 degrees.