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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 Crest Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crest Estates 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 Crest Estates:
- 33.421498, -86.844990
- 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 Crest 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Crest Estates is near Shelby County and also Tuscaloosa 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 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 Crest Estates
Communities Also Named Crest Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Crest Estates.
Within Alabama, the name Crest Estates is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Crest Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Crest Estates is located in Will County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the north of the Crest Estates that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Crest Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crest 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.
- Chapel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chimney Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chimney Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hills
- Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Crest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Crossgate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crossgate is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
- Hillman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Hillman Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillman Gardens is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Gardens
- Hillman Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillman Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Park
- Homewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Imperial Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Imperial Forest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Forest
- Ivy Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy Chase is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Chase
- Jones Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lakeview Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
- Mason City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mason City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- Mill Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mill Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
- Mountain Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mountain Oaks is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Oaks
- Panorama
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Panorama is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama
- Plantation Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Plantation Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Point
- Polo Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Polo Trace is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo Trace
- Shades Cliff
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shades Cliff is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shades Cliff
How Far From Crest Estates 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 Crest Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crest Estates and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Crest Estates to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>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 664 miles [1,068.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,266 miles [11,693.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,143 miles [8,276.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crest Estates) 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 Crest 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 Crest Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4215, Longitude: -86.8450 In this case, the coordinates for Crest Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.696 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.297 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.334 degrees. |
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