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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 Ivy Chase, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ivy Chase 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 Ivy Chase:
- 33.386776, -86.828045
- 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 Ivy Chase
- 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 Ivy Chase is near Shelby County and also Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa 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 Ivy Chase
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ivy Chase ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Crest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Chapel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chestnut Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chimney Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chimney Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hills
- Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Crossgate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crossgate is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
- Havenview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Havenview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenview
- Hoover
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Imperial Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Imperial Forest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Forest
- Mars Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mars Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Mill Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mill Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
- Mountain Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mountain Oaks is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Oaks
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Panorama
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Panorama is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama
- Plantation Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Plantation Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Point
- Polo Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Polo Trace is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo Trace
- Rocky Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Rolling Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Royal Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Royal Oaks is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Shades Cliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shades Cliff is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shades Cliff
- Sky Ranch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sky Ranch is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Ranch
- Wine Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wine Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wine Ridge
How Far From Ivy Chase to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ivy Chase to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ivy Chase 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 Ivy Chase to Birmingham, 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 76 miles [122.3 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 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 6,559 miles [10,555.7 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 5,144 miles [8,278.5 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 '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- Ivy Chase) 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 Ivy Chase 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 Ivy Chase. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3868, Longitude: -86.8280 In this case, the coordinates for Ivy Chase have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.684 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.278 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.335 degrees. |
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