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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 High Level, we use the following websites to find information relevant to High Level 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 High Level:
    • 33.665664, -87.212778
    • 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 High Level
  • 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
    • Since High Level is near Jefferson County and also Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa 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 High Level

Communities Also Named High Level ...

We found one communities that are also named High Level.

Within Alabama, the name High Level is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named High Level in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This High Level lies 2,199 miles [3,538.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the High Level that is located in Walker County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near High Level ...

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.

  • America
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • America is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
  • Barney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Barney is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
  • Cedar Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Lake is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
  • Dovertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dovertown is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
  • Gobblers Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gobblers Crossing is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobblers Crossing
  • Goodsprings
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Goodsprings is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
  • Pleasant Field
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Field is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Field
  • Pumpkin Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pumpkin Center is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
  • Red Star
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Star is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Reeds Ferry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
    • Ruby ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Ruby is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
    • Short Camp
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Short Camp is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Camp
    • Snow Ferry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Snow Ferry is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Ferry
    • Standard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Standard is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
    • Williams Ferry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Williams Ferry is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ferry

How Far From High Level 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 High Level to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Jasper, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from High Level to Jasper, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 671 miles [1,079.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,148 miles [8,284.9 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- High Level) 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 High Level 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 High Level. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6657, Longitude: -87.2128       In this case, the coordinates for High Level have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.933 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.605 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.431 degrees.