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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 Green Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Hills 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 Green Hills:
- 33.227618, -87.559451
- 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 Green Hills
- 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
- Since Green Hills is near Hale County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Green Hills
Communities Also Named Green Hills ...
We found eighteen communities that are also named Green Hills.
There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Green Hills.
Beyond Alabama, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Limestone County
- This Green Hills is located in Limestone County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Green Hills that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Green Hills.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Bay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Green Hills [Bay County].
- Miami-Dade County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Green Hills [Miami-Dade County].
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This Green Hills is located in Hall County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Green Hills that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Green Hills.
- Walker County
- This Green Hills is located in Walker County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km] to the northeast of the Green Hills that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Green Hills.
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Green Hills is located in Calvert County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Green Hills that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Green Hills.
- Frederick County
- This Green Hills is located in Frederick County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km] to the northeast of the Green Hills that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Green Hills.
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Green Hills is located in Chautauqua County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Green Hills that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Green Hills.
- Ohio
- Greene County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Green Hills [Greene County].
- Oregon
- Multnomah County
- This Green Hills is located in Multnomah County and lies 2,038 miles [3,279.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Green Hills that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Green Hills.
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Green Hills [Delaware County].
- Washington County
- This Green Hills is located in Washington County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the northeast of the Green Hills that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Green Hills.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Green Hills is located in Greenville County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Green Hills that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Green Hills.
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- This Green Hills is located in Davidson County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the north of the Green Hills that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Green Hills.
- Hamilton County
- This Green Hills is located in Hamilton County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the northeast of the Green Hills that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Green Hills.
- Maury County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Green Hills [Maury County].
- Putnam County
- This Green Hills is located in Putnam County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km] to the north northeast of the Green Hills that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Green Hills.
- Tipton County
- This Green Hills is located in Tipton County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km] to the northwest of the Green Hills that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Green Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Hills ...
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.
- Cedar Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Crest is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Cloverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Covey Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Covey Chase is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Chase
- Crestdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crestdale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestdale
- Dearing Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dearing Place is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing Place
- Flatwoods
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Flatwoods is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Forest Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Lake is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Fox Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fox Run is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Guilds Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Guilds Woods is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilds Woods
- Hays Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hays Court is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Court
- Heritage Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Heritage Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- High Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- High Forest is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hightown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hightown is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Indian Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Indian Lake is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Kennedy Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kennedy Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Park
- Meadow Lawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meadow Lawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lawn
- Riverchase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverchase is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Riverview is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Riverwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riverwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Rollingwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rollingwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rosedale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Rosedale Courts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rosedale Courts is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Courts
- Roselawn
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Roselawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Snow Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Terrace is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Terrace
- Twin Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Twin Manor is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Manor
- University
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- University Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- University Place is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
- Warrior Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Warrior Heights is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Heights
How Far From Green Hills 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 Green Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green Hills and extending to:
- Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Green Hills to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 705 miles [1,134.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,307 miles [11,759.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,183 miles [8,341.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Green Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Green Hills could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Green Hills 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 Green Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2276, Longitude: -87.5595 In this case, the coordinates for Green Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.114 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.753 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.661 degrees. |
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