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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 Dogwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dogwood 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 Dogwood Estates:
- 33.722879, -86.559987
- 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 Dogwood 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 Dogwood Estates is near Saint Clair County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Dogwood Estates
Communities Also Named Dogwood Estates ...
We found five communities that are also named Dogwood Estates.
Within Alabama, the name Dogwood Estates is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Floyd County
- This Dogwood Estates is located in Floyd County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dogwood Estates that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Dogwood Estates.
- Louisiana
- Bossier Parish
- This Dogwood Estates is located in Bossier Parish and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the west of the Dogwood Estates that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Dogwood Estates.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Dogwood Estates is located in Carroll County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dogwood Estates that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Dogwood Estates.
- Virginia
- Suffolk City
- This Dogwood Estates is located in Suffolk City and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dogwood Estates that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Dogwood Estates.
- West Virginia
- Putnam County
- This Dogwood Estates is located in Putnam County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dogwood Estates that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Dogwood Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dogwood 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.
- Chalkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
- Clay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cotton Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Ridge
- Eagle Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ridge
- Echo Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Echo Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
- Margaret
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Misty Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Misty Pines is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Pines
- Pine Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pine Mountain is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Rolling Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rolling Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Saddlewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saddlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlewood
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Village Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
How Far From Dogwood 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 Dogwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dogwood Estates and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dogwood Estates to Birmingham, 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 94 miles [151.3 km] to the south (S). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,240 miles [11,651.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,117 miles [8,235 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dogwood 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 Dogwood 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 Dogwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7229, Longitude: -86.5600 In this case, the coordinates for Dogwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.543 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.162 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.155 degrees. |
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