Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in East Thomas Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Thomas Gardens and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for East Thomas Gardens

• 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 Thomas Gardens:
  • 33.529828, -86.865269
  • 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 Thomas Gardens

• 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 East Thomas Gardens is near Shelby County and also Blount 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 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 East Thomas Gardens

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Thomas Gardens ...

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.

• Coalburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Coalburg is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
  • Former name for Coalburg:
  • Coalburgh
• Falls Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Falls Junction is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Junction
• Five Points South
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points South is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points South
• Forestdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Forestdale is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
• Frenchtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Frenchtown is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
• Glen Iris
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Iris is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iris
• Glenview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenview is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
• Green Acres
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Hillview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hillview is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
• Ivanhoe
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ivanhoe is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
• Jones Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jones Valley is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
• Little Italy
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Little Italy is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Martins
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Martins is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
  • Mason City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mason City is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
  • Merrywood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Merrywood is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
  • Minor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Minor is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
  • Park Courts
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Park Courts is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Courts
  • Shadyside
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Shadyside is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
  • Sunset Mountain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunset Mountain is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Mountain
  • Tuxedo Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Tuxedo Heights is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Heights
  • Village Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Village Creek is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek
  • Village Creek Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Village Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek Junction
  • Vulcan City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Vulcan City is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan City
  • Zion Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Zion Heights is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Heights

How Far From East Thomas Gardens 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 Thomas Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the East.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from East Thomas Gardens 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 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 660 miles [1,062.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,262 miles [11,687.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,139 miles [8,270.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'