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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 English Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to English Village 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 English Village:
- 33.494272, -86.782211
- 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 English Village
- 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 English Village 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 English Village
Communities Also Named English Village ...
We found five communities that are also named English Village.
There are two communities within Alabama that are also named English Village.
Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Madison County
- This English Village is located in Madison County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the north of the English Village that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of English Village.
- Montgomery County
- This English Village is located in Montgomery County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the English Village that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of English Village.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This English Village is located in New Castle County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the English Village that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of English Village.
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This English Village is located in Montgomery County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the English Village that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of English Village.
- New York
- Saratoga County
- This English Village is located in Saratoga County and lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the English Village that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of English Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near English Village ...
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.
- Cherokee Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Five Points South
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Five Points South is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points South
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Forest Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Glen Iris
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Glen Iris is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iris
- Grove Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grove Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Homewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
- Mountain Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rocky Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rocky Bridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bridge
- Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rosedale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Tangle Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tangle Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangle Creek
- Twin Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Twin Bridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridge
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Woodlawn Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
How Far From English Village 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 English Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in English Village and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from English Village to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>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 658 miles [1,058.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,552 miles [10,544.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,260 miles [11,683.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,137 miles [8,267.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- English Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 English Village 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 English Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4943, Longitude: -86.7822 In this case, the coordinates for English Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.663 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.268 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.294 degrees. |
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