Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Central Park Highlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Central Park Highlands and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Central Park Highlands

• 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 Park Highlands:
  • 33.490107, -86.881936
  • 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 Central Park Highlands

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Central Park Highlands is near Shelby County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Central Park Highlands

Curious and Interesting Names Near Central Park Highlands ...

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.

• Falls Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Falls Junction is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Junction
• Frenchtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Frenchtown is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
• Glenview
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Glenview is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
• Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Ivanhoe
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ivanhoe is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
• Jones Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jones Valley is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
• Little Italy
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Little Italy is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
• Martins
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Martins is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
• Mason City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mason City is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
• Park Courts
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Park Courts is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Courts
• Shadyside
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Shadyside is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
• Tuxedo Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Tuxedo Heights is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Heights
• Village Creek Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Village Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek Junction

How Far From Central Park Highlands 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 Park Highlands to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Central Park Highlands and extending to:

• Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Central Park Highlands to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 663 miles [1,067 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,265 miles [11,691.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,141 miles [8,273.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'