Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Mount Charron Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Charron Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Charron Estates

• 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 Mount Charron Estates:
  • 34.809534, -86.575548
  • 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 Mount Charron 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Since Mount Charron Estates is near Limestone County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Mount Charron Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Charron 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.

• Cedar Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Valley is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
• Chase
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Chase is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
• Cherokee Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cherokee Hills is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
• Cherry Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherry Creek is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
• Glen Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Glen Park is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
• Greenhill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenhill is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill
• Meadow Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Meadow Hills is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Hills
• Mercury
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mercury is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
• Meridianville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Meridianville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridianville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridianville <1>
• Normal
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Normal is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normal <1>
• Stag Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Stag Run is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stag Run
• Valley Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Valley Park is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mount Charron Estates and extending to:

• Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Charron Estates to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 597 miles [960.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,480 miles [10,428.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,194 miles [11,577.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,069 miles [8,157.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'