Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Gentily Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gentily Forest and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gentily Forest

• 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 Gentily Forest:
  • 34.766757, -86.641661
  • 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 Gentily Forest

• 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 Gentily Forest is near Limestone County and also Colbert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert 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 Gentily Forest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gentily Forest ...

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.

• Cavalry Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cavalry Hill is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalry Hill
• Cherry Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cherry Creek is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
• Glen Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Glen Park is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
• Green Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Green Acres is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Greenhill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Greenhill is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill
• Grove Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Grove Park is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
• Hillandale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillandale is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
• Rideout Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rideout Village is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
• Rolling Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Rolling Meadows is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Scenic View
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Scenic View is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic View
  • Shady Lane
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Shady Lane is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
  • Stag Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Stag Run is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stag Run
  • Summit Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Summit Place is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Place
  • Union Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Union Park is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Park
  • University Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • University Park is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park

How Far From Gentily Forest 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 Gentily Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Gentily Forest and extending to:

• Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Gentily Forest to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 602 miles [968.8 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 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,198 miles [11,584.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,074 miles [8,165.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'