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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 Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monterey Park 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 Park:
- 32.305696, -86.238855
- 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 Park
- 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 Monterey Park 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 Monterey Park
Communities Also Named Monterey Park ...
We found three communities that are also named Monterey Park.
Within Alabama, the name Monterey Park is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Monterey Park is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,839 miles [2,959.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Monterey Park that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Monterey Park.
- New Mexico
- Valencia County
- This Monterey Park is located in Valencia County and lies 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Monterey Park that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valencia County community of Monterey Park.
- North Carolina
- Gaston County
- This Monterey Park is located in Gaston County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Monterey Park that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gaston County community of Monterey Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Monterey Park ...
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.
- Cross Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cross Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Executive Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Executive Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Park
- Gay Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gay Meadows is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Meadows
- Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hunters Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hunters Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
- Lynndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lynndale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndale
- Regency Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Regency Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Forest
- Regency Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Regency Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
- Spring Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spring Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Valley Whispers
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Valley Whispers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Whispers
How Far From Monterey Park 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 Monterey Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Monterey Park and extending to:
- Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the northwest (NW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Monterey Park to White House, with an average speed<2>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 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,166 miles [8,313.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Park 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 Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3057, Longitude: -86.2389 In this case, the coordinates for Monterey Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.262 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.641 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.329 degrees. |
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