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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 Central Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Central Heights 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 Central Heights:
    • 34.894531, -87.790863
    • 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 Central Heights
  • 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 Central Heights ...

We found ten communities that share the name Central Heights.

Within Alabama, the name Central Heights is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Gila County
      • This Central Heights is located in Gila County and lies 1,316 miles [2,117.9 km]<1> to the west of the Central Heights that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gila County community of Central Heights.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Central Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Central Heights that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Central Heights.
    • Iowa
      • Cerro Gordo County
      • This Central Heights is located in Cerro Gordo County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Central Heights that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cerro Gordo County community of Central Heights.
    • North Carolina
      • Alamance County
      • This Central Heights is located in Alamance County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Central Heights that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Central Heights.
      • Wayne County
      • This Central Heights is located in Wayne County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km] to the east of the Central Heights that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Central Heights.
    • Tennessee
      • Carter 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 Tennessee community of Central Heights [Carter County].
      • Sullivan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Central Heights [Sullivan County].
    • Texas
      • Jefferson 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 Texas community of Central Heights [Jefferson County].
      • Nacogdoches County
      • This Central Heights is located in Nacogdoches County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Central Heights that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nacogdoches County community of Central Heights.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Central Heights is located in Davis County and lies 1,370 miles [2,204.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Central Heights that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Central Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Central Heights ...

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.

  • Cloverdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
  • Cypress Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
    • Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
  • Cypress Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Forest
    • Cypress Forest is located in Lauderdale County
  • Cypress Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Heights
    • Cypress Heights is located in Lauderdale County
  • Gravelly Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravelly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Springs
    • Gravelly Springs is located in Lauderdale County
  • Green Tree ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
    • Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
  • Keys Chapel ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keys Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Chapel
    • Keys Chapel is located in Lauderdale County
  • Lovelace Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelace Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace Crossroads
    • Lovelace Crossroads is located in Lauderdale County
  • Mansion View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansion View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansion View
    • Mansion View is located in Lauderdale County
  • Mars Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mars Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
    • Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
  • Melvin ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
    • Melvin is located in Lauderdale County
  • Petersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
    • Petersville is located in Lauderdale County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Stoney Point ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
      • Stoney Point is located in Lauderdale County
    • Terrace View
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace View
      • Terrace View is located in Lauderdale County
    • Three Forks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
      • Three Forks is located in Lauderdale County
    • Twin Oaks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
      • Twin Oaks is located in Lauderdale County

How Far From Central Heights to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Central Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Florence, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Central Heights to Florence, with an average speed<4> 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 193 miles [310.6 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 654 miles [1,052.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, 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 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,243 miles [11,656.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,118 miles [8,236.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Central Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Central Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Central Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8945, Longitude: -87.7909       In this case, the coordinates for Central Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Central Heights 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>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.
<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 Central Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.36 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.268 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.408 degrees.




 

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