Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mountain Gap 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 Mountain Gap Estates:
  • 34.622591, -86.547213
  • 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 Mountain Gap 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 Mountain Gap Estates is near Morgan County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Mountain Gap Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain Gap 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.

• Bravo
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bravo is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bravo
• Camelot
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Camelot is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Chimney Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Chimney Springs is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Springs
• Double Tree
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Double Tree is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Tree
• English Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • English Village is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
• Forest Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Forest Park is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Fox Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fox Run is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Green Cove Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Cove Meadows is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove Meadows
• Meadow Trace
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Meadow Trace is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Trace
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Redstone Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Redstone Park is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone Park
  • Regent Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Regent Forest is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent Forest
  • Sugar Tree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Sugar Tree is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
  • Sunset Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Sunset Cove is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cove
  • Willow Bend
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Willow Bend is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
  • Willowbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Willowbrook is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook

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

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

• Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Mountain Gap Estates to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 602 miles [968.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,488 miles [10,441.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,201 miles [11,588.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,076 miles [8,169 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'