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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 Hundred Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hundred Oaks 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 Hundred Oaks:
- 33.594547, -86.506928
- 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 Hundred Oaks
- 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 Saint Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- Since Hundred Oaks is near Jefferson County and also Shelby 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 Shelby 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 Hundred Oaks
Communities Also Named Hundred Oaks ...
We found one communities that are also named Hundred Oaks.
Within Alabama, the name Hundred Oaks is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Hundred Oaks in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Hundred Oaks is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hundred Oaks that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Hundred Oaks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hundred Oaks ...
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.
- Braggsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Braggsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggsville
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Copper Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Copper Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Springs
- Cotton Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Ridge
- Heritage Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Heritage Park is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Park
- Maplewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Margaret
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moody
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moody is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <2>
- Oak Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Crossing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Crossing
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Parsons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Parsons is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Queenstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Queenstown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Rolling Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Roper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Roper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Saddlewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saddlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlewood
- Woodland Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
How Far From Hundred Oaks 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 Hundred Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hundred Oaks and extending to:
- Ashville, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hundred Oaks to Ashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the south (S). 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 641 miles [1,031.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,244 miles [11,658.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,120 miles [8,239.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Hundred Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hundred Oaks 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 Hundred Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5945, Longitude: -86.5069 In this case, the coordinates for Hundred Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.504 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.098 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.162 degrees. |
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