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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 Lurleen Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lurleen Estates 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 Lurleen Estates:
- 33.244007, -87.662787
- 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 Lurleen 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
- Since Lurleen Estates is near Greene County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Lurleen Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lurleen 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.
- Chapelwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chapelwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelwood
- Chestnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Coker
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crestdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crestdale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestdale
- Fairlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairlawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Flatwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flatwoods is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Forest Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Forest Green is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
- Forest Green Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forest Green Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green Park
- Gardendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gardendale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
- Greenview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenview is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Harperwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harperwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperwood
- Hays Court
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hays Court is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Court
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hightown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hightown is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Highview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Highview is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Lincoln Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Pine Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pine Circle is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Circle
- Roselawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roselawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Royal Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Pines is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
- Sanders Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sanders Ferry is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Ferry
- Snow Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Terrace is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Terrace
- Twin Manor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Twin Manor is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Manor
How Far From Lurleen Estates 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 Lurleen Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lurleen Estates and extending to:
- Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Lurleen Estates 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 709 miles [1,141 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,310 miles [11,764.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,187 miles [8,347.7 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 from Point A (ie- Lurleen Estates) 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 Lurleen Estates 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 Lurleen Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2440, Longitude: -87.6628 In this case, the coordinates for Lurleen Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.177 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.829 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.70 degrees. |
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