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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 Edmonton Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edmonton Heights 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 Edmonton Heights:
- 34.777591, -86.566381
- 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 Edmonton Heights
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Edmonton Heights is near Limestone County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Edmonton Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Edmonton Heights ...
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.
- Cavalry Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cavalry Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalry Hill
- Cedar Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Valley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Cherokee Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Cherry Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Darwin Downs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Darwin Downs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin Downs
- Glen Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Glen Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
- Greenhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenhill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill
- Huntsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Meadow Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Meadow Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Hills
- Mercury
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mountain Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Brook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Normal
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rolling Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Scenic View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Scenic View is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic View
- Shady Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Lane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
- Stag Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stag Run is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stag Run
- Terry Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Terry Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Heights
- Valley Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
How Far From Edmonton Heights 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 Edmonton Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Edmonton Heights and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Edmonton Heights to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 598 miles [962.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,195 miles [11,579.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,070 miles [8,159.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Edmonton Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Edmonton Heights 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 Edmonton Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7776, Longitude: -86.5664 In this case, the coordinates for Edmonton Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.603 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.378 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.923 degrees. |
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