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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 Hideaway Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hideaway Hills and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hideaway Hills:
    • 34.855919, -87.561415
    • 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 Hideaway 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 Lauderdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
    • Since Hideaway Hills is near Colbert County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Hideaway Hills

Communities Also Named Hideaway Hills ...

We found three communities that are also named Hideaway Hills.

Within Alabama, the name Hideaway Hills is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Panola County
      • This Hideaway Hills is located in Panola County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hideaway Hills that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Hideaway Hills.
    • Ohio
      • Hocking County
      • This Hideaway Hills is located in Hocking County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hideaway Hills that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hocking County community of Hideaway Hills.
    • Tennessee
      • Rhea County
      • This Hideaway Hills is located in Rhea County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hideaway Hills that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rhea County community of Hideaway Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hideaway 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.

  • Emerald Shores
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Emerald Shores is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Shores
  • Falconhead
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Falconhead is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconhead
  • Indian Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Springs is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Kingman ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Kingman is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
  • Lake Coves
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lake Coves is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Coves
  • Lakeview
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lakeview is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lakeview Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Lock Six
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lock Six is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Six
  • Lockland
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lockland is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockland
  • Paradise Points
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Paradise Points is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Points
  • Sky Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sky Park is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Park
  • Village Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Village Pines is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Pines
  • Woodlawn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodlawn is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Hideaway Hills to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hideaway Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hideaway Hills and extending to:

  • Florence, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Hideaway Hills to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 644 miles [1,036.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,518 miles [10,489.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,235 miles [11,643.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,110 miles [8,223.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hideaway Hills) 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 Hideaway 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 Hideaway Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8559, Longitude: -87.5614       In this case, the coordinates for Hideaway Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.217 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.096 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.32 degrees.