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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 Hamner Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hamner Estates 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 Hamner Estates:
- 33.277895, -87.548617
- 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 Hamner 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
- Since Hamner Estates is near Jefferson County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Hamner Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hamner 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.
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Covey Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Covey Chase is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Chase
- Crestdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crestdale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestdale
- Flatwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Fox Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fox Run is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Green Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Heritage Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Heritage Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- High Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- High Forest is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
- Hightown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hightown is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Indian Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Indian Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Indian Lake is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Mariners Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mariners Cove is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Cove
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Riverchase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverchase is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
- Riverwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Rollingwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rollingwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Roselawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roselawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Smoke Rise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smoke Rise is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Wood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Yacht Club Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Yacht Club Bay is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yacht Club Bay
How Far From Hamner 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 Hamner Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hamner Estates and extending to:
- Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies just to the South.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Hamner Estates to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 702 miles [1,129.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,304 miles [11,754.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,180 miles [8,336.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hamner Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Hamner Estates 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 Hamner Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2779, Longitude: -87.5486 In this case, the coordinates for Hamner Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.111 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.757 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.647 degrees. |
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