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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 Redstone Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Redstone 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 Redstone Park:
    • 34.597314, -86.566380
    • 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 Redstone 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Since Redstone Park is near Morgan County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Redstone Park

Communities Also Named Redstone Park ...

We found one communities that are also named Redstone Park.

Within Alabama, the name Redstone Park is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Redstone Park in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Vermont
      • Chittenden County
      • This Redstone Park is located in Chittenden County and lies 981 miles [1,578.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Redstone Park that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chittenden County community of Redstone Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Redstone 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.

  • Bravo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bravo is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bravo
  • Burrows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Burrows is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
  • Camelot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Camelot is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Chimney Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chimney Springs is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Springs
  • English Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • English Village is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
  • Forest Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Park is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Fox Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fox Run is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
  • Green Cove Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Green Cove Meadows is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove Meadows
  • Meadow Trace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadow Trace is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Trace
  • Regent Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Regent Forest is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent Forest
  • Sunset Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunset Cove is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cove
  • Willow Bend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Willow Bend is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend

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

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

  • Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Redstone Park to Huntsville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 604 miles [972 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<3> 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).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,202 miles [11,590.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,078 miles [8,172.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Redstone Park) 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 Redstone 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 Redstone Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5973, Longitude: -86.5664       In this case, the coordinates for Redstone Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.594 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.342 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.964 degrees.