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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 Chestnut Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chestnut Glen and the surrounding area.
- 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 Chestnut Glen:
- 33.284836, -86.919713
- 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 Chestnut Glen
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Chestnut Glen is near Jefferson County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 Chestnut Glen
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chestnut Glen ...
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.
- Alabaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dearing Downs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dearing Downs is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing Downs
- Eden Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eden Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Ridge
- Fox Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fox Haven is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Haven
- Fox Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fox Trace is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Trace
- Glen Carbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glen Carbon is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Helena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- High Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- High Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Hilltop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hilltop is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Kingwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kingwood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Loveless Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loveless Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Park
- Navajo Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Navajo Hills is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Hills
- Navajo Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Navajo Pines is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Pines
- Paramount
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Paramount is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rockdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rolling Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Roy Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roy Ford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Ford
- Shades Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shades Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shades Run
- Shadywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shadywood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadywood
- Summit Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Summit Farm is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Farm
- Superior
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Superior is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Weeping Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weeping Oaks is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Oaks
- Whispering Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Oaks is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks
How Far From Chestnut Glen 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 Chestnut Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chestnut Glen and extending to:
- Columbiana, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chestnut Glen to Columbiana, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 673 miles [1,083.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,276 miles [11,709.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,152 miles [8,291.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chestnut Glen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Chestnut Glen 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 Chestnut Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2848, Longitude: -86.9197 In this case, the coordinates for Chestnut Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.732 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.32 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.393 degrees. |
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