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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 Confederate Hill Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Confederate Hill Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Confederate Hill Estates
  • 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 Confederate Hill Estates:
    • 33.255115, -87.079439
    • 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 Confederate Hill Estates
  • 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
    • Since Confederate Hill Estates is near Jefferson County and also Bibb 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 Bibb 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 Confederate Hill Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Confederate Hill Estates ...

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.

  • Bibbville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bibbville is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibbville
  • Black Diamond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Black Diamond is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
  • Booth Ford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Booth Ford is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Ford
  • Bucksville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Bucksville is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksville
  • Caffee Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Caffee Junction is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffee Junction
  • Chambers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Chambers is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
  • Fox Trace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fox Trace is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Trace
  • Glen Carbon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Carbon is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon
  • Gray Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gray Hill is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hill
  • Green Pond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hebron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hebron is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hickory Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Grove is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Johns
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Johns is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
    • Lake View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
    • Loveless Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Loveless Park is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Park
    • Masena
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Masena is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masena
    • Pleasant Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Red Hill Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Hill Heights is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Heights
    • Summit Farm
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit Farm is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Farm

How Far From Confederate Hill Estates 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 Confederate Hill Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Confederate Hill Estates and extending to:

  • Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Confederate Hill Estates to Tuscaloosa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 681 miles [1,096 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 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,284 miles [11,722.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,160 miles [8,304.2 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Confederate Hill Estates) 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 Confederate Hill Estates 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 Confederate Hill Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2551, Longitude: -87.0794       In this case, the coordinates for Confederate Hill Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.826 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.424 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.463 degrees.