Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Greater Washington Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greater Washington Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Greater Washington Park

• 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 Greater Washington Park:
  • 32.333473, -86.352192
  • 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 Greater Washington Park

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Greater Washington Park is near Elmore County and also Autauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Autauga 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 Greater Washington Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greater Washington Park ...

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.

• Cloverdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cloverdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Cloverland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cloverland is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
• English Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • English Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
• Grovewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grovewood is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovewood
• Hope Hull
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hope Hull is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Hull
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope Hull <1>
• Hunter
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunter is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
• Lee Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lee Farms is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Farms
• Lees Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lees Ferry is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Ferry
• Maxwell Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Maxwell Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Heights
• Memorial Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Memorial Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Heights
• Stone's
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Stone's is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
• Wildwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wildwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Greater Washington Park 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 Greater Washington Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Greater Washington Park and extending to:

• Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the northeast (NE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Greater Washington Park to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 40 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,291 miles [11,733.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,170 miles [8,320.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'