Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Paradise Point 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 Paradise Point Estates:
  • 33.156783, -86.496369
  • 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 Paradise Point 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
  • Since Paradise Point Estates is near Talladega County and also Coosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coosa 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 Paradise Point Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Paradise Point 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.

• Fourmile
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fourmile is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
• Homestead
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Homestead is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
• Indian Shoals
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Indian Shoals is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Shoals
• Kingdom Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Kingdom Crossroads is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Crossroads
• Mount Sharon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Sharon is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sharon
• Nelson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nelson is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
• Spring Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Creek is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
• Sulphur Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sulphur Spring is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Spring
• Valentine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Valentine is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine

How Far From Paradise Point Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Paradise Point 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 Paradise Point Estates and extending to:

• Columbiana, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Paradise Point Estates to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 659 miles [1,060.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,262 miles [11,687.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,139 miles [8,270.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'