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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 Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hunters Point 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 Point:
    • 32.301529, -86.236633
    • 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 Point
  • 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 Hunters Point is near Elmore County and also Lowndes 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 Lowndes 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 Point

Communities Also Named Hunters Point ...

We found four communities that are also named Hunters Point.

Within Alabama, the name Hunters Point is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Apache County
      • This Hunters Point is located in Apache County and lies 1,326 miles [2,134 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hunters Point that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Hunters Point.
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Hunters Point is located in Kent County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hunters Point that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Hunters Point.
    • Quebec
      • This Hunters Point lies 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hunters Point that is located in Montgomery County.
    • Tennessee
      • Wilson County
      • This Hunters Point is located in Wilson County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the north of the Hunters Point that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Hunters Point.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunters Point ...

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.

  • Cross Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cross Creek is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
  • Executive Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Executive Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Park
  • Gay Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gay Meadows is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Meadows
  • Georgetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Green Acres is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Lynndale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynndale is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndale
  • Regency Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Regency Forest is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Forest
  • Regency Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Regency Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
  • Rosemary
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Rosemary is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
  • Spring Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Spring Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
  • Spring Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Spring Valley is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Valley Whispers
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Valley Whispers is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Whispers
  • Wildwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wildwood is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Young Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Young Place is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Place

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hunters Point 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 Hunters Point 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 6,585 miles [10,597.5 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 5,166 miles [8,313.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Hunters Point) 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 Hunters Point 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 Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3015, Longitude: -86.2366       In this case, the coordinates for Hunters Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.26 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.638 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.329 degrees.