Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Double Tree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Double Tree and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Double Tree

• 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 Double Tree:
  • 34.657035, -86.529157
  • 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 Double Tree

• 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 Double Tree is near Morgan County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Double Tree

Curious and Interesting Names Near Double Tree ...

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.

• Big Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Big Cove is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
• Bravo
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bravo is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bravo
• Camelot
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Camelot is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Chimney Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Chimney Springs is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Springs
• English Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • English Village is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
• Forest Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Park is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Fox Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fox Run is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Huntsville Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Huntsville Hills is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville Hills
• Meadow Trace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Meadow Trace is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Trace
• Regent Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Regent Forest is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent Forest
• Sugar Tree
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sugar Tree is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
• Sunset Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sunset Cove is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cove
• Willow Bend
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Willow Bend is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
• Willowbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Willowbrook is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook

How Far From Double Tree 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 Double Tree to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Double Tree and extending to:

• Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Double Tree to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 600 miles [965.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,198 miles [11,584.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,074 miles [8,165.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'