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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 East Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Park 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 East Park:
- 33.217340, -87.476671
- 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 East Park
- 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 East Park is near Bibb County and also Hale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hale 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 East Park
Communities Also Named East Park ...
We found three communities that are also named East Park.
Within Alabama, the name East Park is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Clinton County
- This East Park is located in Clinton County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the north of the East Park that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of East Park.
- New York
- Dutchess County
- This East Park is located in Dutchess County and lies 947 miles [1,524 km]<1> to the northeast of the East Park that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of East Park.
- Tennessee
- Washington County
- This East Park is located in Washington County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the northeast of the East Park that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of East Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Park ...
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.
- Box Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Box Springs is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Springs
- Cherokee Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Cherrywood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cherrywood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Cottondale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Park
- Coventry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coventry is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Deep Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Deep Wood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Wood
- Echo Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Echo Hill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hill
- Elm Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Elm Ridge is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Ridge
- Green Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Grove is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- High Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- High Point is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Hillswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hillswood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillswood
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hillview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hillview is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Hurricane Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hurricane Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Hills
- Kennedy Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kennedy Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Park
- Lake Shore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Shore is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lynn Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lynn Haven is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Haven
- Old Mill Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Mill Trace is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Trace
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rosewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rosewood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- University
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Warrior Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Warrior Heights is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Heights
- Wood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Woodland Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodland Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodland Pines is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Pines
- Woodland Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Terrace is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Terrace
How Far From East Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as East Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Park and extending to:
- Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from East Park 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 701 miles [1,128.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,303 miles [11,753 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,180 miles [8,336.4 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 from Point A (ie- East Park) 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 East Park 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 East Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2173, Longitude: -87.4767 In this case, the coordinates for East Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.063 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.693 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.63 degrees. |
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