Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Flower Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flower Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Flower Hill
- 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 Flower Hill:
- 34.680368, -87.156126
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Flower Hill
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Flower Hill is near Limestone County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- eBird sighting report for Morgan 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Flower Hill ...
We found eight communities that share the name Flower Hill.
Within Alabama, the name Flower Hill is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- West Feliciana Parish
- This Flower Hill is located in West Feliciana Parish and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Flower Hill that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Feliciana Parish community of Flower Hill.
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Flower Hill is located in Montgomery County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Flower Hill that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Flower Hill.
- Mississippi
- Warren County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Flower Hill [Warren County].
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Flower Hill is located in Nassau County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Flower Hill that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Flower Hill.
- North Carolina
- Randolph County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Flower Hill [Randolph County].
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Flower Hill [Delaware County].
- Texas
- Bastrop County
- This Flower Hill is located in Bastrop County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Flower Hill that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bastrop County community of Flower Hill.
- Colorado County
- Although located in Colorado County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colorado County community of Flower Hill.
- Louisiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flower Hill ...
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.
- Brides Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brides Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brides Hill
- Brides Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Fish Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Jerusalem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Lawngate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Paradise Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Shores
- Paradise Shores is located in Lawrence County
- Poplar Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Poplar Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Poplar Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Point
- Poplar Point is located in Lawrence County
- Riverview ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Flower Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Flower Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Flower Hill and extending to:
- Moulton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Flower Hill to Moulton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 630 miles [1,013.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,510 miles [10,476.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,225 miles [11,627.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,100 miles [8,207.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Flower Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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- Flower Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flower Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6804, Longitude: -87.1561 In this case, the coordinates for Flower Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Flower Hill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Flower Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.958 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.774 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.189 degrees. |