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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 Heritage Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heritage 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 Heritage Estates:
- 34.589167, -87.068611
- 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 Heritage 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Heritage Estates is near Lawrence County and also Limestone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone 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 Heritage Estates
Communities Also Named Heritage Estates ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Heritage Estates.
Within Alabama, the name Heritage Estates is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Baxter County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Baxter County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Heritage Estates that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baxter County community of Heritage Estates.
- Georgia
- Paulding County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Paulding County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Heritage Estates that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Heritage Estates.
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Will County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the north of the Heritage Estates that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Heritage Estates.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Harford County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Heritage Estates that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Heritage Estates.
- Washington County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Washington County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km] to the northeast of the Heritage Estates that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Heritage Estates.
- Minnesota
- Dodge County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Dodge County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Heritage Estates that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Heritage Estates.
- Mississippi
- Hinds County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Hinds County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Heritage Estates that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Heritage Estates.
- New York
- Orleans County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Orleans County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Heritage Estates that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Heritage Estates.
- Tennessee
- Cumberland County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Cumberland County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the northeast of the Heritage Estates that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Heritage Estates.
- Montgomery County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the north of the Heritage Estates that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Heritage Estates.
- Texas
- Galveston County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Galveston County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Heritage Estates that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Heritage Estates.
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Heritage Estates is located in Weber County and lies 1,433 miles [2,306.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Heritage Estates that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Heritage Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Heritage 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.
- Basham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Basham is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basham
- Cedar Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Lake is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Crowtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crowtown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowtown
- Fish Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Pond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Pond
- Flint City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Flower Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flower Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill
- Harris Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Hickory Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Kitchens Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kitchens Mill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchens Mill
- Pumpkin Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Riverview ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rolling Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rolling Hills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Trinity
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wolftown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wolftown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown
How Far From Heritage 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 Heritage Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Heritage Estates and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the East.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Heritage Estates to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 629 miles [1,012.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,511 miles [10,478.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,225 miles [11,627.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,100 miles [8,207.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Heritage Estates) 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 Heritage 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 Heritage Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5892, Longitude: -87.0686 In this case, the coordinates for Heritage Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.90 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.694 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.173 degrees. |
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