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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 Interurban Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Interurban Heights 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 Interurban Heights:
- 33.481496, -86.914159
- 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 Interurban Heights
- 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 Interurban Heights is near Shelby County and also Walker 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 Walker 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 Interurban Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Interurban Heights ...
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.
- Cottage Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cottage Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Crescent Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crescent Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
- Dolomite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Falls Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Junction
- Frenchtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Garywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garywood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garywood
- Glenview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Glenview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Gordon Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gordon Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hillman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hillman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Hillman Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hillman Gardens is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Gardens
- Hillman Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hillman Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Park
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ivanhoe
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ivanhoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Jones Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Little Italy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Little Italy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Martins
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Martins is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
- Mason City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mason City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- Park Courts
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Park Courts is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Courts
- Pleasant Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shadyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shadyside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Tuxedo Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tuxedo Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Heights
- Village Creek Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Interurban Heights 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 Interurban Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Interurban Heights and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Interurban Heights to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 664 miles [1,068.6 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 7,267 miles [11,695.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Interurban Heights) 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 Interurban Heights 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 Interurban Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4815, Longitude: -86.9142 In this case, the coordinates for Interurban Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.741 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.358 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.349 degrees. |
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