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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 Gordon Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gordon Heights 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 Gordon Heights:
- 33.428442, -86.925270
- 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 Gordon Heights
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Gordon Heights is near Shelby County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 Gordon Heights
Communities Also Named Gordon Heights ...
We found five communities that are also named Gordon Heights.
Within Alabama, the name Gordon Heights is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Gordon Heights is located in New Castle County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gordon Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Gordon Heights.
- Georgia
- Cobb County
- This Gordon Heights is located in Cobb County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the east of the Gordon Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Gordon Heights.
- Dougherty County
- This Gordon Heights is located in Dougherty County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km] to the southeast of the Gordon Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Gordon Heights.
- Glynn County
- This Gordon Heights is located in Glynn County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km] to the east southeast of the Gordon Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Gordon Heights.
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This Gordon Heights is located in Suffolk County and lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gordon Heights that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Gordon Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gordon Heights ...
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.
- Bush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bush is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cottage Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Crescent Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Crescent Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
- Dolomite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garywood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garywood
- Glen Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hills
- Glenview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hillman
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hillman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Hillman Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hillman Gardens is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Gardens
- Hillman Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hillman Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Park
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Industrial City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Industrial City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial City
- Ivanhoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ivanhoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Jones Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Laceys Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Laceys Chapel is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceys Chapel
- Martins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Martins is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
- Mill Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mill Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
- Park Courts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Park Courts is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Courts
- Pauls Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pauls Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Hill
- Rice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rice is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Skyview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Skyview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
- Vineland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vineland Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland Park
- Walnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Gordon Heights 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 Gordon Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gordon Heights and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gordon Heights to Birmingham, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 667 miles [1,073.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,270 miles [11,699.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,146 miles [8,281.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gordon Heights) 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 Gordon Heights 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 Gordon Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4284, Longitude: -86.9253 In this case, the coordinates for Gordon Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.745 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.354 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.365 degrees. |
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