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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:
- 34.626480, -86.569714
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since English Village is near Morgan County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 ...
- Jefferson County
- This English Village is located in Jefferson County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the south of the English Village that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of English Village.
- Montgomery County
- This English Village is located in Montgomery County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the south of the English Village that is located in Madison 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 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the English Village that is located in Madison 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 602 miles [968.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the English Village that is located in Madison 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 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the English Village that is located in Madison 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.
- Bravo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bravo is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bravo
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Camelot is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Chimney Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chimney Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Springs
- Double Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Double Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Tree
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Forest Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Fox Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fox Run is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Green Cove Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Cove Meadows is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove Meadows
- Huntsville Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville Hills
- Meadow Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meadow Trace is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Trace
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Redstone Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Redstone Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone Park
- Regent Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Regent Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent Forest
- Sugar Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Sunset Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cove
- Willow Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Bend is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Willowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willowbrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
How Far From English Village to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the North.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from English Village to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 603 miles [970.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,489 miles [10,443 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,201 miles [11,588.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,077 miles [8,170.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- English Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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: 34.6265, Longitude: -86.5697 In this case, the coordinates for English Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.598 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.35 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.958 degrees. |
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