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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 Five Points South, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Five Points South 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 Five Points South:
- 33.500661, -86.799990
- 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 Five Points South
- 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 Five Points South 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 Five Points South
Curious and Interesting Names Near Five Points South ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Coventry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coventry is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- English Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- English Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Frenchtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Frenchtown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Glen Iris
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Glen Iris is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iris
- Grove Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grove Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Homewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
- Mason City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mason City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- Mountain Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mountain Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mountain Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Rocky Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Bridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bridge
- Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rosedale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Shadyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shadyside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Tangle Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tangle Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangle Creek
- Tanglewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tanglewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tuxedo Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tuxedo Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Heights
- Twin Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Bridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridge
- Village Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Village Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek
- Vulcan City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vulcan City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan City
- 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
- Zion Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Heights
How Far From Five Points South 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 Five Points South to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Five Points South and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the North.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 82 miles [132 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Five Points South 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 7,261 miles [11,685.4 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Five Points South) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Five Points South 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 Five Points South. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5007, Longitude: -86.8000 In this case, the coordinates for Five Points South have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.674 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.282 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.299 degrees. |
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