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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 Indian Springs Ranch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian Springs Ranch 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 Indian Springs Ranch:
- 33.345944, -86.763877
- 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 Indian Springs Ranch
- 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 Indian Springs Ranch 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 Indian Springs Ranch
Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian Springs Ranch ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Crest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Chapel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chestnut Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Fungo Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fungo Hollow is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fungo Hollow
- Havenview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Havenview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenview
- Heritage Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Oaks is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Oaks
- Hickory Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hoover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Glen ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hunters Glen is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Indian Hills is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Springs Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Indian Valley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ivy Chase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy Chase is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Chase
- Mallard Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mallard Point is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
- Mars Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mars Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Meadow Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
- Paramount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paramount is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount
- Polo Trace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Polo Trace is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo Trace
- Quail Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Quail Run is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Riverwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverwood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Rocky Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Royal Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Royal Oaks is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Sky Ranch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sky Ranch is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Ranch
- Sunnymeadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnymeadows is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnymeadows
- Valley Station
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Valley Station is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Station
- Wine Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wine Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wine Ridge
How Far From Indian Springs Ranch 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 Indian Springs Ranch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Indian Springs Ranch and extending to:
- Columbiana, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Indian Springs Ranch to Columbiana, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 72 miles [115.9 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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 663 miles [1,067 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 6,558 miles [10,554.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,266 miles [11,693.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,143 miles [8,276.9 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Indian Springs Ranch) 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 Indian Springs Ranch 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 Indian Springs Ranch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3459, Longitude: -86.7639 In this case, the coordinates for Indian Springs Ranch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.643 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.225 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.318 degrees. |
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