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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 Hillwood West, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillwood West 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 Hillwood West:
- 32.357361, -86.276912
- 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 Hillwood West
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Hillwood West is near Elmore County and also Autauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Hillwood West
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillwood West ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Cross Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cross Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Executive Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Executive Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Park
- Garden Square
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garden Square is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Square
- Gay Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gay Meadows is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Meadows
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Grove Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grove Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Johnstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnstown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- King Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- King Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Hill
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lakeview Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Lynndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lynndale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndale
- Maxwell Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maxwell Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Heights
- Morningview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Morningview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningview
- Rosemary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rosemary is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Timbers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Timbers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbers
- Valley Whispers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Whispers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Whispers
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Young Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Young Place is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Place
How Far From Hillwood West 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 Hillwood West to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hillwood West and extending to:
- Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the northwest (NW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Hillwood West to White House, with an average speed<2>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 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,165 miles [8,312.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hillwood West) 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 Hillwood West 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 Hillwood West. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3574, Longitude: -86.2769 In this case, the coordinates for Hillwood West have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.288 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.678 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.333 degrees. |
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