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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 Rainbow Gap Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rainbow Gap Estates 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 Rainbow Gap Estates:
- 34.722313, -86.718053
- 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 Rainbow Gap 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Rainbow Gap Estates is near Limestone County and also Colbert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert 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 Rainbow Gap Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rainbow Gap 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.
- Cavalry Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cavalry Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalry Hill
- French Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- French Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hill
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Grove Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Hillandale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hillandale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Huntsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Huntsville Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Huntsville Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville Park
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Jeff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Maplewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Oak Leaf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Leaf is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
- Pea Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pea Ridge is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Rainbow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rainbow is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
- Rideout Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Rolling Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Rolling Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rolling Woods is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Woods
- Scenic View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scenic View is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic View
- Shady Lane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Lane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
- Summit Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Summit Place is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Place
- Terry Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Terry Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Heights
- Union Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Park
- University Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- University Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
How Far From Rainbow Gap Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rainbow Gap Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rainbow Gap Estates and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the East.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Rainbow Gap Estates to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 607 miles [976.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,490 miles [10,444.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,204 miles [11,593.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,079 miles [8,173.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Rainbow Gap Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rainbow Gap Estates 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 Rainbow Gap Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7223, Longitude: -86.7181 In this case, the coordinates for Rainbow Gap Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.693 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.473 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.998 degrees. |
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