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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 Eastmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eastmont and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Eastmont:
    • 32.387638, -86.229967
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Eastmont
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Eastmont ...

We found eight communities that share the name Eastmont.

Within Alabama, the name Eastmont is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Alameda County
      • This Eastmont is located in Alameda County and lies 2,051 miles [3,300.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Eastmont that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Eastmont.
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Eastmont is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km] to the west northwest of the Eastmont that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Eastmont.
    • Michigan
      • Kent County
      • This Eastmont is located in Kent County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<1> to the north of the Eastmont that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Eastmont.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Eastmont is located in Allegheny County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Eastmont that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Eastmont.
      • Cambria County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Eastmont [Cambria County].
      • York County
      • This Eastmont is located in York County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km] to the northeast of the Eastmont that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Eastmont.
    • South Carolina
      • Richland County
      • This Eastmont is located in Richland County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Eastmont that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Eastmont.
    • Washington
      • Snohomish County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Eastmont [Snohomish County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eastmont ...

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.

  • Eastern Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastern Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Meadows
    • Eastern Meadows is located in Montgomery County
  • Executive Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Executive Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Park
    • Executive Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Garden Square
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Square have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Square
    • Garden Square is located in Montgomery County
  • Georgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Montgomery County
  • Grove Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
    • Grove Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Halcyon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halcyon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon
    • Halcyon is located in Montgomery County
  • Hillcrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in Montgomery County
  • Johnstown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Johnstown is located in Montgomery County
  • King Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Hill
    • King Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Lakeview Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Landmarks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landmarks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmarks
    • Landmarks is located in Montgomery County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Morningview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morningview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningview
      • Morningview is located in Montgomery County
    • Rosemary
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemary have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
      • Rosemary is located in Montgomery County
    • Sunshine Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
      • Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Timbers
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timbers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbers
      • Timbers is located in Montgomery County
    • Young Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Place
      • Young Place is located in Montgomery County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eastmont and extending to:

  • Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the west (W).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Eastmont to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,283 miles [11,720.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,162 miles [8,307.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eastmont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montgomery County: www.mc-ala.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Eastmont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eastmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3876, Longitude: -86.2300       In this case, the coordinates for Eastmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Eastmont could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Eastmont to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.262 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.653 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.309 degrees.









 

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