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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 Park Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Park Manor 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 Park Manor:
    • 32.419859, -86.296636
    • 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 Park Manor
  • 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Park Manor is near Elmore County and also Autauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Autauga 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 Park Manor

Communities Also Named Park Manor ...

We found six communities that are also named Park Manor.

Within Alabama, the name Park Manor is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Park Manor is located in Cook County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the north of the Park Manor that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Park Manor.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Park Manor is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Park Manor that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Park Manor.
    • Maryland
      • Wicomico County
      • This Park Manor is located in Wicomico County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Park Manor that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Park Manor.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Park Manor is located in Berks County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Park Manor that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Park Manor.
    • Tennessee
      • Rutherford County
      • This Park Manor is located in Rutherford County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the north of the Park Manor that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Park Manor.
    • Virginia
      • Portsmouth City
      • This Park Manor is located in Portsmouth City and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Park Manor that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portsmouth City community of Park Manor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Park Manor ...

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.

  • Cloverdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cloverdale is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Eastern Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Eastern Meadows is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Meadows
  • Flatwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Flatwood is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
  • Garden Square
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Garden Square is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Square
  • Grove Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Grove Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
  • Hillcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hillcrest is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Johnstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Johnstown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • King Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • King Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Hill
  • Lakeview Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Maxwell Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Maxwell Heights is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Heights
  • Morningview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Morningview is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningview
  • Open Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Open Acres is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Acres
  • Prattville Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
  • Timbers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Timbers is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbers

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

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

  • Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the south (S).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Park Manor to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,285 miles [11,724.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,163 miles [8,309 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Park Manor) 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 Park Manor 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 Park Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4199, Longitude: -86.2966       In this case, the coordinates for Park Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.304 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.705 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.328 degrees.