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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 Mountain Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountain 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 Mountain Heights:
- 34.729258, -86.532491
- 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 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Mountain Heights is near Morgan County and also Jackson 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 Jackson 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 Heights
Communities Also Named Mountain Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Mountain Heights.
Within Alabama, the name Mountain Heights is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Mountain Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Roanoke County
- This Mountain Heights is located in Roanoke County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mountain Heights that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Mountain Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain 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.
- Big Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Cavalry Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cavalry Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalry Hill
- Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Darwin Downs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Darwin Downs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin Downs
- Double Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Double Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Tree
- Dug Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dug Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
- English Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- English Terrace is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Terrace
- Glen Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
- Greenhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenhill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill
- Hillandale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hillandale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Huntsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Huntsville Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Huntsville Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville Hills
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Lincoln
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Longwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Longwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Mercury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Moontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moontown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moontown
- Mountain Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mountain Brook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Normal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Terry Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Terry Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Heights
How Far From Mountain Heights 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 Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mountain Heights and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the West.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Mountain Heights to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>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 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 598 miles [962.4 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 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,195 miles [11,579.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,071 miles [8,161 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mountain 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 Mountain 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 Mountain Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7293, Longitude: -86.5325 In this case, the coordinates for Mountain Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.58 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.344 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.92 degrees. |
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