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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 Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Huntington Place 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 Huntington Place:
    • 33.301783, -87.596119
    • 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 Place
  • 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
    • Since Huntington Place is near Pickens County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Place

Communities Also Named Huntington Place ...

We found four communities that are also named Huntington Place.

Within Alabama, the name Huntington Place is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Fayette County
      • This Huntington Place is located in Fayette County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the east of the Huntington Place that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Huntington Place.
    • North Carolina
      • Durham County
      • This Huntington Place is located in Durham County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Huntington Place that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Durham County community of Huntington Place.
    • South Carolina
      • Florence County
      • This Huntington Place is located in Florence County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the east of the Huntington Place that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Huntington Place.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Huntington Place is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,433 miles [2,306.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Huntington Place that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Huntington Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Huntington Place ...

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.

  • Bridgeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bridgeview is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeview
  • Burnt Pine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Burnt Pine is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Pine
  • Chapelwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chapelwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelwood
  • Cherokee Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cherokee Shores is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Shores
  • Chestnut Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Cove Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cove Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Park
  • Crestdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Crestdale is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestdale
  • Edwardian Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Edwardian Place is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardian Place
  • Flatwoods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Flatwoods is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
  • Four Winds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Four Winds is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
  • Harperwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Harperwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperwood
  • High Cliff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • High Cliff is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Cliff
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hightown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Hightown is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
    • Highview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Highview is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
    • Indian Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Lake is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
    • Lake Cove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Lake Cove is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cove
    • Roselawn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Roselawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
    • Smoke Rise
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Smoke Rise is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
    • Vista Granda
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Vista Granda is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Granda
    • Willow Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Willow Point is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point

How Far From Huntington Place 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 Huntington Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Huntington Place and extending to:

  • Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Huntington Place to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 703 miles [1,131.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,305 miles [11,756.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,181 miles [8,338 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Huntington Place) 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 Huntington Place 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 Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3018, Longitude: -87.5961       In this case, the coordinates for Huntington Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.141 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.795 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.661 degrees.