Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Highland Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highland Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Highland Village
- 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 Village:
- 32.361250, -86.340803
- 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 Village
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Highland Village is near Elmore County and also Autauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Elmore County
- eBird sighting report for Autauga 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 Village ...
We found eight communities that share the name Highland Village.
Within Alabama, the name Highland Village is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- El Dorado County
- This Highland Village is located in El Dorado County and lies 1,987 miles [3,197.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Highland Village that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Highland Village.
- Georgia
- Henry County
- This Highland Village is located in Henry County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Highland Village that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Highland Village.
- Indiana
- Monroe County
- This Highland Village is located in Monroe County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the north of the Highland Village that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Highland Village.
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Highland Village is located in Cumberland County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Highland Village that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Highland Village.
- Nova Scotia
- This Highland Village lies 1,506 miles [2,423.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Highland Village that is located in Montgomery County.
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This Highland Village is located in Berkeley County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the east of the Highland Village that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Highland Village.
- Texas
- Denton County
- This Highland Village is located in Denton County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the west of the Highland Village that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Highland Village.
- Harris County
- This Highland Village is located in Harris County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km] to the west southwest of the Highland Village that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Highland Village.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Highland Village ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Montgomery County
- Cloverland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Cloverland is located in Montgomery County
- English Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Garden Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Square
- Garden Square is located in Montgomery County
- Gay Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gay Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Meadows
- Gay Meadows is located in Montgomery County
- Grove Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Grove Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Grovewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Hunter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - King Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Lakeview Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Lakeview Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Lee Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lees Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Ferry
- Lees Ferry is located in Montgomery County
- Maxwell Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Heights
- Maxwell Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Memorial Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memorial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Heights
- Memorial Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Morningview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morningview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningview
- Morningview is located in Montgomery County
- Stone's
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lees Ferry
How Far From Highland Village 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 Highland Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Highland Village and extending to:
- Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the east northeast (ENE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Highland Village to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 40 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,290 miles [11,732.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,168 miles [8,317.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Highland Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montgomery County: www.mc-ala.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Highland Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Highland Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3612, Longitude: -86.3408 In this case, the coordinates for Highland Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Highland Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.326 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.722 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.357 degrees. |