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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 College Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to College 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 College Heights:
    • 31.302671, -85.840215
    • 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 College Heights
  • 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 Coffee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County
    • Since College Heights is near Dale County and also Geneva County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dale County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Geneva 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 College Heights

Communities Also Named College Heights ...

We found 21 communities that are also named College Heights.

Within Alabama, the name College Heights is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This College Heights lies 2,023 miles [3,255.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the College Heights that is located in Coffee County.
    • Arkansas
      • Drew County
      • This College Heights is located in Drew County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the College Heights that is located in Coffee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of College Heights.
    • British Columbia
      • This College Heights lies 2,394 miles [3,852.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the College Heights that is located in Coffee County.
    • California
      • Kern 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 California community of College Heights [Kern County].
      • San Bernardino County
      • This College Heights is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,853 miles [2,982.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the College Heights that is located in Coffee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of College Heights.
      • San Diego County
      • This College Heights is located in San Diego County and lies 1,824 miles [2,935.4 km] to the west northwest of the College Heights that is located in Coffee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of College Heights.
      • Santa Cruz 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 California community of College Heights [Santa Cruz County].
    • Colorado
      • La Plata 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 Colorado community of College Heights [La Plata County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This College Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the College Heights that is located in Coffee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of College Heights.
    • Georgia
      • Dougherty 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 Georgia community of College Heights [Dougherty County].
      • Muscogee 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 Georgia community of College Heights [Muscogee County].
    • Illinois
      • Saline 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 Illinois community of College Heights [Saline County].
    • Kentucky
      • Magoffin County
      • This College Heights is located in Magoffin County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the north northeast of the College Heights that is located in Coffee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Magoffin County community of College Heights.
      • Warren 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 Kentucky community of College Heights [Warren County].
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • This College Heights is located in Prince George's County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the College Heights that is located in Coffee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of College Heights.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This College Heights is located in Berks County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the College Heights that is located in Coffee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of College Heights.
    • South Carolina
      • Darlington County
      • This College Heights is located in Darlington County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the College Heights that is located in Coffee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of College Heights.
      • Greenville County
      • This College Heights is located in Greenville County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km] to the northeast of the College Heights that is located in Coffee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of College Heights.
    • Tennessee
      • Putnam County
      • This College Heights is located in Putnam County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the north of the College Heights that is located in Coffee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of College Heights.
      • Washington 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 College Heights [Washington County].
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This College Heights is located in Weber County and lies 1,597 miles [2,570.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the College Heights that is located in Coffee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of College Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near College 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.

  • Enterprise
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Forest Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Forest Park is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Foxhill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Foxhill is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhill
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Green Acres is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Griffin Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Griffin Heights is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Heights
  • Heritage Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Heritage Heights is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
  • Hillcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillcrest is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Honeysuckle Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Honeysuckle Hills is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Hills
  • Indian Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Lakes is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lakes
  • Indian Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Springs is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Olivers Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Olivers Lake is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Lake
  • Regency Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Regency Heights is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Heights
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Shell Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Shell Heights is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Heights
    • Singing Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Singing Brook is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singing Brook
    • Valley Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Valley Hills is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
    • Willow Bend
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Willow Bend is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend

How Far From College Heights 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 College Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Elba, which is the Seat of Coffee County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from College Heights to Elba, 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 four to five hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 722 miles [1,161.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,615 miles [10,645.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,312 miles [11,767.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,193 miles [8,357.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- College Heights) 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 College 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 College Heights 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 College Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3027, Longitude: -85.8402       In this case, the coordinates for College Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.957 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.15 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.382 degrees.