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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 Nolan Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nolan Hills 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 Nolan Hills:
- 34.709813, -86.724164
- 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 Nolan Hills
- 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 Nolan Hills is near Limestone County and also Colbert 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 Colbert 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 Nolan Hills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nolan Hills ...
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.
- Cavalry Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cavalry Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalry Hill
- French Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- French Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hill
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Grove Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Hillandale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hillandale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Huntsville Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Huntsville Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville Park
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Maplewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Oak Leaf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Leaf is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
- Pea Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pea Ridge is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Rainbow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rainbow is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
- Rideout Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rolling Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Rolling Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rolling Woods is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Woods
- Scenic View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scenic View is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic View
- Shady Lane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Lane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
- Summit Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Place is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Place
- Terry Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Terry Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Heights
- Union Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Park
- University Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- University Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
How Far From Nolan Hills 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 Nolan Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Nolan Hills and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- 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 Nolan Hills 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 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 608 miles [978.5 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 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,204 miles [11,593.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,080 miles [8,175.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Nolan Hills) 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 Nolan Hills 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 Nolan Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7098, Longitude: -86.7242 In this case, the coordinates for Nolan Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.696 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.475 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.003 degrees. |
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