Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gateway Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gateway Estates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gateway Estates
- 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 Gateway Estates:
- 31.379336, -85.861884
- 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 Gateway 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 Coffee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Coffee County
- Since Gateway Estates is near Dale County and also Geneva County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dale County
- eBird sighting report for Geneva 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 Gateway Estates ...
We found one communities that share the name Gateway Estates.
Within Alabama, the name Gateway Estates is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Gateway Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Miami-Dade County
- This Gateway Estates is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Gateway Estates that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Gateway Estates.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gateway 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.
- Enterprise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Coffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,997 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <3>
- Forest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Coffee County
- Foxhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Griffin Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffin Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Heights
- Griffin Heights is located in Coffee County
- Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Honeysuckle Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeysuckle Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Hills
- Honeysuckle Hills is located in Coffee County
- Indian Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lakes
- Indian Lakes is located in Coffee County
- Indian Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Coffee County
- Indigo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Olivers Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivers Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Lake
- Olivers Lake is located in Coffee County
- Regency Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Heights
- Regency Heights is located in Coffee County
- Shell Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Heights
- Shell Heights is located in Coffee County
- Tabernacle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tabernacle is located in Coffee County
- Valley Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
- Valley Hills is located in Coffee County
- Willow Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Willow Bend is located in Coffee County
- Olivers Lake
How Far From Gateway 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 Gateway Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gateway Estates and extending to:
- Elba, which is the Seat of Coffee County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gateway Estates to Elba, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 718 miles [1,155.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,310 miles [11,764.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,190 miles [8,352.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gateway Estates. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gateway Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gateway Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3793, Longitude: -85.8619 In this case, the coordinates for Gateway Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Gateway Estates 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 312.976 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.182 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.375 degrees. |