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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 Fleming Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fleming Hills 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 Fleming Hills:
- 34.661480, -86.582770
- 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 Fleming Hills
- 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 Fleming Hills is near Morgan County and also Limestone 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 Limestone 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 Fleming Hills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fleming Hills ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bravo is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bravo
- Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Chimney Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chimney Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Springs
- Double Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Double Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Tree
- English Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- English Terrace is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Terrace
- English Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Forest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Fox Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Run is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Green Cove Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Cove Meadows is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove Meadows
- Huntsville Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Huntsville Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville Hills
- Huntsville Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville Park
- Longwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Longwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Meadow Trace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Trace is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Trace
- Mountain Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Brook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Oak Leaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Leaf is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
- Pea Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pea Ridge is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Redstone Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Redstone Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone Park
- Regent Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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 east)
- Sugar Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Sunset Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cove
- Willow Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Bend is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Willowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Willowbrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
How Far From Fleming Hills 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 Fleming Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fleming Hills 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 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Fleming Hills 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 7 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 6,488 miles [10,441.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,200 miles [11,587.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,076 miles [8,169 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fleming Hills) 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 Fleming Hills 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 Fleming Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6615, Longitude: -86.5828 In this case, the coordinates for Fleming Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.608 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.366 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.956 degrees. |
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