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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 Monterey Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monterey 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 Monterey Heights:
- 32.512085, -85.090769
- 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 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Monterey Heights is near Russell County and also Muscogee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee 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 Heights
Communities Also Named Monterey Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Monterey Heights.
Within Alabama, the name Monterey Heights is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Monterey Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Stark County
- This Monterey Heights is located in Stark County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Monterey Heights that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Monterey Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Monterey 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.
- Bibb City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bibb City is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb City
- City Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- City Village is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
- Columbus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crescent Ridge is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge
- Dinglewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dinglewood is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinglewood
- Double Churches
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Double Churches is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Churches
- Fox Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fox Chapel is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
- Green Island Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Island Hills is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island Hills
- Prince Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- Ranch Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ranch Forest is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Forest
- Rolling Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Hills is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rose Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rose Hill Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Heights is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Heights
- Twin Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Chapel is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Chapel
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,701 people
How Far From Monterey Heights 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 Monterey Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Monterey Heights and extending to:
- Opelika, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Monterey Heights to Opelika, 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 6 hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 630 miles [1,013.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,226 miles [11,629.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,105 miles [8,215.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Monterey 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 Monterey 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 Monterey Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5121, Longitude: -85.0908 In this case, the coordinates for Monterey Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.603 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.907 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.844 degrees. |
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