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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 Monte Bello Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monte Bello Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Monte Bello Estates:
    • 33.591770, -86.488317
    • 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 Monte Bello 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 Saint Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
    • Since Monte Bello Estates is near Jefferson County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Monte Bello Estates

Communities Also Named Monte Bello Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Monte Bello Estates.

Within Alabama, the name Monte Bello Estates is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Monte Bello Estates in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Monte Bello Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,470 miles [2,365.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Monte Bello Estates that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Monte Bello Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Monte Bello 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.

  • Braggsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Braggsville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggsville
  • Copper Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Copper Springs is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Springs
  • Cotton Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cotton Ridge is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Ridge
  • Heritage Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Heritage Park is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Park
  • Hundred Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hundred Oaks is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hundred Oaks
  • Maplewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Maplewood is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Margaret
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Moody
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Moody is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <2>
  • Oak Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Crossing is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Crossing
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Parsons
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Parsons is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
    • Pleasant Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Rolling Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rolling Hills is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Roper
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Roper is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
    • Saddlewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Saddlewood is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlewood
    • Woodland Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Monte Bello Estates and extending to:

  • Ashville, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Monte Bello Estates to Ashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the south (S). 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 640 miles [1,030 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,243 miles [11,656.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,119 miles [8,238.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Monte Bello Estates) 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 Monte Bello 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 Monte Bello Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5918, Longitude: -86.4883       In this case, the coordinates for Monte Bello Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.492 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.085 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.155 degrees.