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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 Forest Highlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Highlands 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 Forest Highlands:
- 30.729356, -88.166669
- 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 Forest Highlands
- 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 Mobile County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile County
- Since Forest Highlands is near Baldwin County and also George County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for George 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 Forest Highlands
Communities Also Named Forest Highlands ...
We found two communities that are also named Forest Highlands.
Within Alabama, the name Forest Highlands is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Walton County
- This Forest Highlands is located in Walton County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the east of the Forest Highlands that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Forest Highlands.
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Forest Highlands is located in Hamilton County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Forest Highlands that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Forest Highlands.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Highlands ...
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.
- Chickasaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cottage Hill is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Deerwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Deerwood is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Eight Mile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Orchard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Orchard is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Park Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Park Forest is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
- Pine Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Run is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ponderosa
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ponderosa is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Regency
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Regency is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
- Sugar Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sugar Creek is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Summerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Summerville is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Timbers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Timbers is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbers
- Whistler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whistler is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
How Far From Forest Highlands 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 Forest Highlands to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest Highlands and extending to:
- Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Forest Highlands to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>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 845 miles [1,359.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,742 miles [10,850.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,444 miles [11,980 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,323 miles [8,566.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest Highlands) 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 Forest Highlands 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 Forest Highlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7294, Longitude: -88.1667 In this case, the coordinates for Forest Highlands have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.27 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.593 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.367 degrees. |
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