Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Highland Crest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highland Crest and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Highland Crest
- 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 Highland Crest:
- 33.377888, -86.846379
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Highland Crest
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Highland Crest is near Shelby County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Highland Crest ...
We found one communities that share the name Highland Crest.
Within Alabama, the name Highland Crest is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Highland Crest in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Wyandotte County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Highland Crest [Wyandotte County].
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Highland Crest ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Cedar Crest is located in Jefferson County
- Chapel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Chestnut Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Chimney Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hills
- Chimney Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Crossgate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Eden Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Ridge
- Eden Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Havenview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - High Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Jefferson County
- Hoover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Hoover is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover <3>
- Imperial Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imperial Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Forest
- Imperial Forest is located in Jefferson County
- Indian Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Shelby County
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Ivy Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Laceys Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laceys Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceys Chapel
- Laceys Chapel is located in Jefferson County
- Mars Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Mill Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Mountain Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Oaks
- Mountain Oaks is located in Jefferson County
- Panorama
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Paramount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Plantation Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Point
- Plantation Point is located in Jefferson County
- Polo Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polo Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo Trace
- Polo Trace is located in Jefferson County
- Rolling Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Rolling Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Roy Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Royal Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Royal Oaks is located in Shelby County
- Shades Cliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shades Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shades Cliff
- Shades Cliff is located in Jefferson County
- Shades Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shades Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shades Run
- Shades Run is located in Jefferson County
- Sky Ranch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Valley Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Station
- Valley Station is located in Shelby County
- Wine Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wine Ridge
- Wine Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Ivy Chase
How Far From Highland Crest 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 Highland Crest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Highland Crest and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Highland Crest to Birmingham, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 76 miles [122.3 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 666 miles [1,071.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,268 miles [11,696.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,145 miles [8,280.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Highland Crest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Highland Crest 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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Highland Crest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Highland Crest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3779, Longitude: -86.8464 In this case, the coordinates for Highland Crest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Highland Crest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.694 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.289 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.344 degrees. |