Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Monterey Drive:
  • 33.260951, -87.562785
  • 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 Monterey Drive

• 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 Monterey Drive 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 Monterey Drive

Curious and Interesting Names Near Monterey Drive ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Chapelwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelwood
• Chestnut Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Covey Chase
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Covey Chase is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Chase
• Crestdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Crestdale is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestdale
• Dearing Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dearing Place is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing Place
• Flatwoods
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Flatwoods is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
• Fox Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fox Run is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Green Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Green Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
• Guilds Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Guilds Woods is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilds Woods
• Heritage Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• High Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • High Forest is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
• Hightown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hightown is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Indian Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Indian Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Indian Lake is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
  • Mariners Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mariners Cove is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Cove
  • Riverchase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverchase is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
  • Riverview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverview is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Riverwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Riverwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
  • Rollingwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rollingwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
  • Roselawn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Roselawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
  • Smoke Rise
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Smoke Rise is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
  • Twin Manor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin Manor is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Manor
  • Warrior Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Warrior Heights is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Heights
  • Wood Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village

How Far From Monterey Drive 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 Monterey Drive to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies just to the South.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Monterey Drive to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>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 703 miles [1,131.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,305 miles [11,756.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,181 miles [8,338 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'