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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 Memorial Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Memorial 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 Memorial Heights:
- 32.345972, -86.344414
- 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 Memorial 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Memorial Heights 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 Memorial Heights
Communities Also Named Memorial Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Memorial Heights.
Within Alabama, the name Memorial Heights is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Memorial Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Memorial Heights is located in Fairfax County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Memorial Heights that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Memorial Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Memorial 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.
- Cedar Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cloverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cloverland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Cross Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- English Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Garden Square
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Square is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Square
- Gay Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gay Meadows is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Meadows
- Grove Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grove Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Grovewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grovewood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovewood
- Hillcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hope Hull
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hunter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- King Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- King Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Hill
- Lakeview Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Lee Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lee Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Farms
- Lees Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lees Ferry is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Ferry
- Lynndale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lynndale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndale
- Maxwell Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maxwell Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Heights
- Morningview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Morningview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningview
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stone's
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Valley Whispers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Whispers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Whispers
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wildwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Memorial Heights 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 Memorial Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Memorial Heights and extending to:
- Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the northeast (NE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Memorial Heights to White House, with an average speed<3>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 40 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,588 miles [10,602.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,290 miles [11,732.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,169 miles [8,318.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Memorial Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Memorial 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 Memorial Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3460, Longitude: -86.3444 In this case, the coordinates for Memorial Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.327 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.722 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.362 degrees. |
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