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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 Huntington Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Huntington Park 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 Huntington Park:
- 33.385387, -86.785266
- 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 Huntington Park
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Huntington Park is near Shelby County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Huntington Park
Communities Also Named Huntington Park ...
We found ten communities that are also named Huntington Park.
Within Alabama, the name Huntington Park is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Pima County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Huntington Park [Pima County].
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Huntington Park is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,799 miles [2,895.2 km]<2> to the west of the Huntington Park that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Huntington Park.
- Georgia
- Clarke County
- This Huntington Park is located in Clarke County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Huntington Park that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Huntington Park.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Huntington Park [Cook County].
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This Huntington Park is located in Caddo Parish and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<2> to the west of the Huntington Park that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Huntington Park.
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Huntington Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 314 miles [505.3 km] to the southwest of the Huntington Park that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Huntington Park.
- Orleans Parish
- This Huntington Park is located in Orleans Parish and lies 298 miles [479.6 km] to the southwest of the Huntington Park that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans Parish community of Huntington Park.
- Ouachita Parish
- This Huntington Park is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 311 miles [500.5 km] to the west of the Huntington Park that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Huntington Park.
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Huntington Park is located in Cumberland County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Huntington Park that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Huntington Park.
- Ohio
- Brown County
- This Huntington Park is located in Brown County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Huntington Park that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Huntington Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Huntington Park ...
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.
- Cedar Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedar Crest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Chapel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chestnut Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Havenview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Havenview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenview
- Hoover
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Indian Springs Ranch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Springs Ranch is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Ranch
- Indian Springs Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Indian Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Indian Valley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Ivy Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ivy Chase is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Chase
- Ivy Glenn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ivy Glenn is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Glenn
- Longleaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Longleaf is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longleaf
- Panorama
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Panorama is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Plantation Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plantation Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Point
- Polo Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Polo Trace is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo Trace
- Rocky Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Sky Ranch
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sky Ranch is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Ranch
- Timber Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Timber Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Valley Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Valley Station is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Station
- Wine Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wine Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wine Ridge
How Far From Huntington Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Huntington Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Huntington Park and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Huntington Park to Birmingham, with an average speed<4> 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 75 miles [120.7 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 662 miles [1,065.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,265 miles [11,691.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,142 miles [8,275.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Huntington Park could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Huntington Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Huntington Park 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 Huntington Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3854, Longitude: -86.7853 In this case, the coordinates for Huntington Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.658 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.248 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.318 degrees. |
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