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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 Enchanted Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Enchanted Hills 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 Enchanted Hills:
- 33.517328, -86.237476
- 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 Enchanted Hills
- 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 Enchanted Hills ...
We found five communities that share the name Enchanted Hills.
Within Alabama, the name Enchanted Hills is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Napa County
- This Enchanted Hills is located in Napa County and lies 2,037 miles [3,278.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Enchanted Hills that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Napa County community of Enchanted Hills.
- Indiana
- Kosciusko County
- This Enchanted Hills is located in Kosciusko County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the north of the Enchanted Hills that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Enchanted Hills.
- New Mexico
- Lincoln 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 New Mexico community of Enchanted Hills [Lincoln County].
- South Carolina
- Oconee County
- This Enchanted Hills is located in Oconee County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Enchanted Hills that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Enchanted Hills.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Enchanted Hills is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,484 miles [2,388.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Enchanted Hills that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Enchanted Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Enchanted Hills ...
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.
- Colony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Dunrowin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunrowin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunrowin
- Dunrowin is located in Saint Clair County
- England Isle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for England Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Isle
- England Isle is located in Talladega County
- Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in Talladega County
- Eureka Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Shores
- Eureka Shores is located in Talladega County
- Fishtrap
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishtrap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
- Fishtrap is located in Talladega County
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountainrun have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Glen City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
- Harrisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Saint Clair County
- Hunting Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
- Hunting Ridge is located in Saint Clair County
- Jonesview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesview
- Jonesview is located in Talladega County
- Mays Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mays Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Bend
- Mays Bend is located in Saint Clair County
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- Pine Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Pine Orchard is located in Saint Clair County
- Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Talladega County
- Rocky Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Rocky Ridge is located in Talladega County
- Tucktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucktown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucktown
- Tucktown is located in Talladega County
- Windsong Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
How Far From Enchanted Hills 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 Enchanted Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Enchanted Hills and extending to:
- Ashville, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Enchanted Hills to Ashville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 632 miles [1,017.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,235 miles [11,643.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,112 miles [8,227 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Enchanted Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Saint Clair County: www.stclairco.com/ 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Enchanted Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Enchanted Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5173, Longitude: -86.2375 In this case, the coordinates for Enchanted Hills 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Enchanted Hills 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 Enchanted Hills 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 313.338 degrees. |
<7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.896 degrees. |
<8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.071 degrees. |
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