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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 Hunters Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hunters Glen 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 Hunters Glen:
    • 33.294002, -86.784710
    • 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 Hunters Glen
  • 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
    • Since Hunters Glen is near Jefferson County and also Bibb 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 Bibb 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 Hunters Glen

Communities Also Named Hunters Glen ...

We found five communities that are also named Hunters Glen.

Within Alabama, the name Hunters Glen is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Hunters Glen is located in Hillsborough County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hunters Glen that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Hunters Glen.
    • Georgia
      • DeKalb County
      • This Hunters Glen is located in DeKalb County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hunters Glen that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Hunters Glen.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Hunters Glen is located in Baltimore County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hunters Glen that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Hunters Glen.
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This Hunters Glen is located in Aiken County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the east of the Hunters Glen that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Hunters Glen.
    • Texas
      • Fort Bend County
      • This Hunters Glen is located in Fort Bend County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hunters Glen that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Hunters Glen.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunters Glen ...

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.

  • Dearing Downs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Dearing Downs is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing Downs
  • Fungo Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fungo Hollow is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fungo Hollow
  • Hardy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hardy is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
  • Indian Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Indian Hills is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Indian Springs Ranch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Indian Springs Ranch is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Ranch
  • Keystone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Keystone is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Kingwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingwood is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
  • Mallard Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mallard Point is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
  • Navajo Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Navajo Hills is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Hills
  • Paramount
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Paramount is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount
  • Quail Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Quail Run is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
  • Royal Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Royal Oaks is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
  • Valley Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Valley Station is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Station

How Far From Hunters Glen 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 Hunters Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Hunters Glen once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Hunters Glen and extending to:

  • Columbiana, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hunters Glen to Columbiana, with an average speed<3> 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 69 miles [111 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 about three full days and walking would take three full 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<4> 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).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,269 miles [11,698.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,146 miles [8,281.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hunters Glen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hunters Glen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Hunters Glen 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 Hunters Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2940, Longitude: -86.7847       In this case, the coordinates for Hunters Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.652 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.228 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.337 degrees.