Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Longbrook Estates:
  • 33.390943, -86.949992
  • 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 Longbrook Estates

• 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 Longbrook Estates 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 Longbrook Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Longbrook Estates ...

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.

• Cloverdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cloverdale is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Crescent Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Crescent Heights is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
• Glen Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Glen Hills is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hills
• Gordon Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Gordon Heights is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
• Hilltop
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hilltop is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Hopewell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hopewell is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Laceys Chapel
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Laceys Chapel is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceys Chapel
• Pauls Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pauls Hill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Hill
• Pine Crest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Crest is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
• Rice
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rice is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
• Rockdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockdale is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Shady Brook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Shady Brook is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
• Skyview
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Skyview is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview

How Far From Longbrook Estates 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 Longbrook Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Longbrook Estates to Birmingham, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 79 miles [127.1 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 670 miles [1,078.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,564 miles [10,563.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,149 miles [8,286.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'