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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 Evergreen Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Evergreen Estates 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 Evergreen Estates:
- 34.846198, -87.586693
- 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 Evergreen Estates
- 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 Lauderdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- Since Evergreen Estates is near Colbert County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Evergreen Estates
Communities Also Named Evergreen Estates ...
We found five communities that are also named Evergreen Estates.
Within Alabama, the name Evergreen Estates is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Nevada County
- This Evergreen Estates is located in Nevada County and lies 1,858 miles [2,990.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Evergreen Estates that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Evergreen Estates.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Evergreen Estates is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Evergreen Estates that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Evergreen Estates.
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Evergreen Estates is located in Cumberland County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the east of the Evergreen Estates that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Evergreen Estates.
- Ohio
- Medina County
- This Evergreen Estates is located in Medina County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Evergreen Estates that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Evergreen Estates.
- Tennessee
- Montgomery County
- This Evergreen Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the north of the Evergreen Estates that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Evergreen Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Evergreen Estates ...
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.
- Emerald Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Emerald Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Shores
- Falconhead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Falconhead is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconhead
- Hideaway Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hideaway Hills is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Hills
- Indian Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Kingman ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kingman is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
- Lake Coves
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lake Coves is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Coves
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Lock Six
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lock Six is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Six
- Lockland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lockland is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockland
- Sky Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sky Park is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Park
- Village Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Village Pines is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Pines
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Evergreen Estates 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 Evergreen Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Evergreen Estates and extending to:
- Florence, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Evergreen Estates to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 645 miles [1,038 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,236 miles [11,645.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,111 miles [8,225.4 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 from Point A (ie- Evergreen Estates) 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 Evergreen Estates 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 Evergreen Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8462, Longitude: -87.5867 In this case, the coordinates for Evergreen Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.232 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.112 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.332 degrees. |
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