Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Johnstown East, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johnstown East and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Johnstown East

• 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 Johnstown East:
  • 32.394027, -86.231912
  • 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 Johnstown East

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Johnstown East is near Elmore County and also Autauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Autauga 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 Johnstown East

Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnstown East ...

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.

• Eastern Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Eastern Meadows is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Meadows
• Garden Square
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Garden Square is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Square
• Georgetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Green Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Green Acres is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Grove Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Grove Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
• Hillcrest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hillcrest is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Johnstown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Johnstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• King Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • King Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Hill
• Lakeview Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Landmarks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Landmarks is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmarks
  • Morningview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Morningview is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningview
  • Rosemary
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Rosemary is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
  • Sunshine Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
  • Timbers
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Timbers is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbers
  • Young Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Young Place is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Place

How Far From Johnstown East 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 Johnstown East to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Johnstown East and extending to:

• Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Johnstown East to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,283 miles [11,720.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,162 miles [8,307.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'