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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 Fernwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fernwood 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 Fernwood Estates:
- 33.626214, -86.678877
- 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 Fernwood 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Fernwood Estates is near Blount County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Fernwood Estates
Communities Also Named Fernwood Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Fernwood Estates.
Within Alabama, the name Fernwood Estates is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Fernwood Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- New Haven County
- This Fernwood Estates is located in New Haven County and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fernwood Estates that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Fernwood Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fernwood 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.
- Airport Highlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Airport Highlands is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Highlands
- Arrowhead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Arrowhead is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Center Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chalkville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
- Dale ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Danville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Eagle Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ridge
- Echo Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Echo Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
- Kingsway Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsway Terrace is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Terrace
- Larkwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Larkwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkwood
- Liberty Highlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Highlands is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Highlands
- Queenstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Queenstown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Rock Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Roper
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Rose Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Spring Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spring Garden is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Sun Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sun Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Trotwood Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trotwood Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotwood Park
- Zion City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zion City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
How Far From Fernwood 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 Fernwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fernwood Estates and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fernwood Estates to Birmingham, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 648 miles [1,042.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,250 miles [11,667.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,126 miles [8,249.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fernwood Estates) 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 Fernwood 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 Fernwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6262, Longitude: -86.6789 In this case, the coordinates for Fernwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.609 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.224 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.224 degrees. |
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