Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Eastwood Villa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eastwood Villa and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Eastwood Villa
- 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 Eastwood Villa:
- 32.370973, -86.054961
- 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 Eastwood Villa
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Eastwood Villa is near Macon County and also Elmore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Macon County
- eBird sighting report for Elmore 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Eastwood Villa ...
We found one communities that share the name Eastwood Villa.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Eastwood Villa.
Beyond Alabama.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Eastwood Villa is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Eastwood Villa that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Eastwood Villa.
- Tuscaloosa County
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eastwood Villa ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Cecil
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Cecil is located in Montgomery County
- Cooks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Foxchase
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Foxwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Foxwood Trace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxwood Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood Trace
- Foxwood Trace is located in Montgomery County
- Freeport
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Halcyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Merry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Shorter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorter
- Shorter is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorter <3>
How Far From Eastwood Villa 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 Eastwood Villa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eastwood Villa and extending to:
- Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Eastwood Villa to Montgomery, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 677 miles [1,089.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,574 miles [10,579.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,276 miles [11,709.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,155 miles [8,296.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eastwood Villa. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eastwood Villa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eastwood Villa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3710, Longitude: -86.0550 In this case, the coordinates for Eastwood Villa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Eastwood Villa 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 313.158 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.53 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.245 degrees. |