Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Regency Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Regency Forest and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Regency Forest

• 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 Regency Forest:
  • 32.305974, -86.227188
  • 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 Regency Forest

• 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 Regency Forest is near Elmore County and also Lowndes 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 Lowndes 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 Regency Forest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Regency Forest ...

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.

• Cross Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cross Creek is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
• Executive Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Executive Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Park
• Gay Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gay Meadows is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Meadows
• Georgetown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Green Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Green Acres is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Hunters Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hunters Point is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
• Lynndale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lynndale is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndale
• Regency Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Regency Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
• Rosemary
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rosemary is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
• Spring Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Spring Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
• Spring Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Spring Valley is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Valley Whispers
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Valley Whispers is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Whispers
• Wildwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wildwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
• Young Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Young Place is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Place

How Far From Regency Forest 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 Regency Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Regency Forest and extending to:

• Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the northwest (NW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Regency Forest 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 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,165 miles [8,312.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'