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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 Northwood Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northwood Park and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Park:
    • 34.834809, -87.683362
    • 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 Northwood Park
  • 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 Lauderdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
    • Since Northwood Park is near Colbert County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Northwood Park

Communities Also Named Northwood Park ...

We found four communities that are also named Northwood Park.

Within Alabama, the name Northwood Park is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Porter County
      • This Northwood Park is located in Porter County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the north of the Northwood Park that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Porter County community of Northwood Park.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Northwood Park is located in Montgomery County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Northwood Park that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Northwood Park.
    • Ohio
      • Pickaway County
      • This Northwood Park is located in Pickaway County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northwood Park that is located in Lauderdale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickaway County community of Northwood Park.
    • Ontario
      • This Northwood Park lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Northwood Park that is located in Lauderdale County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Northwood Park ...

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.

  • Cypress Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
  • Cypress Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cypress Forest is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Forest
  • Cypress Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cypress Heights is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Heights
  • Florence
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Florence Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Florence Ferry is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Ferry
  • Hickory Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Mansion View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mansion View is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansion View
  • Mars Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
  • Petersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Petersville is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
  • Terrace View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Terrace View is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace View
  • Three Forks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Three Forks is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
  • Twin Brooks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Twin Brooks is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
  • Twin Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Twin Oaks is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks

How Far From Northwood Park 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 Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Northwood Park and extending to:

  • Florence, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies just to the South.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Northwood Park to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 651 miles [1,047.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,241 miles [11,653.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,116 miles [8,233.4 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- Northwood Park) 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 Northwood Park 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 Northwood Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8348, Longitude: -87.6834       In this case, the coordinates for Northwood Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.291 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.179 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.375 degrees.