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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 Country Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country Village 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 Country Village:
- 34.790924, -86.516102
- 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 Country Village
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Country Village is near Jackson County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Country Village
Communities Also Named Country Village ...
We found seven communities that are also named Country Village.
There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Country Village.
Beyond Alabama, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Limestone County
- This Country Village is located in Limestone County and lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west of the Country Village that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Country Village.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Country Village is located in Sussex County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Country Village that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Country Village.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Country Village is located in Hillsborough County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Country Village that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Country Village.
- Georgia
- Bartow County
- This Country Village is located in Bartow County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Country Village that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Country Village.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Country Village is located in Harford County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Country Village that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Country Village.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Country Village is located in Davis County and lies 1,451 miles [2,335.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Country Village that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Country Village.
- Virginia
- Gloucester County
- This Country Village is located in Gloucester County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Country Village that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Country Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Country Village ...
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.
- Bell Factory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Factory is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Factory
- Cedar Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Valley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Cherokee Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Cherry Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Darwin Downs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Darwin Downs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin Downs
- Deposit
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deposit is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
- Dug Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dug Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
- Glen Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glen Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
- Greenhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenhill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill
- Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Maysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Meadow Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadow Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Hills
- Mercury
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Meridianville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Moontown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moontown
- Mountain Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain Brook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Normal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stag Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stag Run is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stag Run
- Three Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Three Forks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Valley Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Valley Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
How Far From Country Village 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 Country Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Country Village and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Country Village to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 595 miles [957.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,479 miles [10,426.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,192 miles [11,574.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,067 miles [8,154.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Country Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Country Village 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 Country Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7909, Longitude: -86.5161 In this case, the coordinates for Country Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.573 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.345 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.899 degrees. |
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