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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 Hunting Downs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hunting Downs 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 Hunting Downs:
- 32.240420, -86.346636
- 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 Hunting Downs
- 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 Hunting Downs is near Lowndes County and also Crenshaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crenshaw 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 Hunting Downs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunting Downs ...
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.
- Cloverland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cloverland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Cross Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- English Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Gay Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gay Meadows is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Meadows
- Hobbie Farm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hobbie Farm is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbie Farm
- Hope Hull
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hunters Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
- Lees Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lees Ferry is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Ferry
- Lynndale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lynndale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndale
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Memorial Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Memorial Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Heights
- Pine Needles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Needles is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Needles
- Spring Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stone's
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Valley Whispers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Whispers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Whispers
How Far From Hunting Downs 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 Hunting Downs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hunting Downs and extending to:
- Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hunting Downs to Montgomery, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 695 miles [1,118.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,295 miles [11,740.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,174 miles [8,326.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Hunting Downs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hunting Downs 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 Hunting Downs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2404, Longitude: -86.3466 In this case, the coordinates for Hunting Downs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.321 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.70 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.384 degrees. |
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