Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Northwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northwood Estates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Northwood 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 Northwood Estates:
- 30.841853, -88.143613
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Northwood 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 Mobile County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mobile County
- Since Northwood Estates is near Pickens County and also Baldwin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- eBird sighting report for Baldwin 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Northwood Estates ...
We found nine communities that share the name Northwood Estates.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Northwood Estates.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Cherokee County
- This Northwood Estates is located in Cherokee County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Northwood Estates that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Northwood Estates.
- Cherokee County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Glynn County
- This Northwood Estates is located in Glynn County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the east of the Northwood Estates that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Northwood Estates.
- Louisiana
- Ouachita Parish
- This Northwood Estates is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Northwood Estates that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Northwood Estates.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Northwood Estates is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northwood Estates that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Northwood Estates.
- Mississippi
- Lee County
- This Northwood Estates is located in Lee County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the north of the Northwood Estates that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Northwood Estates.
- New York
- Saratoga County
- This Northwood Estates is located in Saratoga County and lies 1,147 miles [1,845.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northwood Estates that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Northwood Estates.
- Ohio
- Crawford County
- This Northwood Estates is located in Crawford County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Northwood Estates that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Northwood Estates.
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Northwood Estates is located in Charleston County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Northwood Estates that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Northwood Estates.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Northwood Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,490 miles [2,397.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Northwood Estates that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Northwood Estates.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Northwood 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.
- Celeste
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Chickasaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Chickasaw is located in Mobile County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chickasaw <3>
- Eight Mile
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eight Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Mile
- Eight Mile is located in Mobile County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eight Mile <3>
- Hatters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Indian Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Mobile County
- Indian Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Mobile County
- Little Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Pines
- Little Pines is located in Mobile County
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Saraland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saraland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saraland
- Saraland is located in Mobile County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,671 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saraland <3>
- Spanish Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trace
- Spanish Trace is located in Mobile County
- Whistler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Williams Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Heights
- Williams Heights is located in Mobile County
How Far From Northwood Estates 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 Northwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Northwood Estates and extending to:
- Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Northwood Estates to Mobile, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 151 miles [243 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 838 miles [1,348.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,736 miles [10,840.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,438 miles [11,970.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,317 miles [8,556.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Northwood Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mobile County: www.mobilecounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Northwood Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8419, Longitude: -88.1436 In this case, the coordinates for Northwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Northwood Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.267 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.605 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.338 degrees. |