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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 Dunbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dunbrook 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 Dunbrook:
- 33.237896, -87.530284
- 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 Dunbrook
- 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 Dunbrook is near Hale County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Dunbrook
Communities Also Named Dunbrook ...
We found one communities that are also named Dunbrook.
Within Alabama, the name Dunbrook is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Dunbrook in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Dunbrook is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dunbrook that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Dunbrook.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunbrook ...
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.
- Cedar Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Crest is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Cherrywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherrywood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Cloverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Covey Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Covey Chase is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Chase
- Dearing Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dearing Place is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing Place
- Flatwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Forest Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Forest Lake is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Fox Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fox Run is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Green Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Grove is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Green Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Guilds Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Guilds Woods is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilds Woods
- Heritage Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Heritage Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- High Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- High Forest is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Indian Lake is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Kennedy Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kennedy Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Park
- Riverchase
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riverchase is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Riverview is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Riverwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riverwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Rollingwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rollingwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Roselawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Roselawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Rosewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rosewood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- University
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- University Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- University Place is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
- Warrior Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Warrior Heights is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Heights
- Wood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
How Far From Dunbrook 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 Dunbrook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dunbrook and extending to:
- Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Dunbrook to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>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 6 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 703 miles [1,131.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,305 miles [11,756.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,181 miles [8,338 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dunbrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Dunbrook 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 Dunbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2379, Longitude: -87.5303 In this case, the coordinates for Dunbrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.097 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.735 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.648 degrees. |
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