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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 Pike Road, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pike Road 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 Pike Road:
- 32.273317, -86.147492
- 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 Pike Road
- 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 Pike Road is near Elmore County and also Bullock 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 Bullock 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 Pike Road
Communities Also Named Pike Road ...
We found one communities that are also named Pike Road.
Within Alabama, the name Pike Road is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Pike Road in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Pike Road is located in Beaufort County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pike Road that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Pike Road.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pike Road ...
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.
- Executive Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Executive Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Park
- Foxchase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Foxchase is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
- Foxwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Foxwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
- Foxwood Trace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Foxwood Trace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood Trace
- Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Halcyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Halcyon is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon
- Hunters Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hunters Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
- London
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- London is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Merry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Merry is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry
- Perry's Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Perry's Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry's Mill
- Regency Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Regency Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Forest
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Regency Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Regency Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
- Rolling Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Lakes is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Lakes
- Spring Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
- Valley Whispers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Valley Whispers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Whispers
How Far From Pike Road 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 town such as Pike Road to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pike Road and extending to:
- Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pike Road to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 685 miles [1,102.4 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 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,285 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pike Road) 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 Pike Road 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 Pike Road. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2733, Longitude: -86.1475 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.206 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.572 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.301 degrees. |
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