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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 River Terrace Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to River Terrace Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for River Terrace Estates
  • 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 River Terrace Estates:
    • 33.516217, -86.240532
    • 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 River Terrace 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 Talladega County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
    • Since River Terrace Estates is near Saint Clair County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 River Terrace Estates

Communities Also Named River Terrace Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named River Terrace Estates.

Within Alabama, the name River Terrace Estates is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named River Terrace Estates in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This River Terrace Estates is located in Hillsborough County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the River Terrace Estates that is located in Talladega County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of River Terrace Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near River Terrace 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.

  • Colony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Colony is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
  • Dunrowin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Dunrowin is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunrowin
  • Enchanted Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Enchanted Hills is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
  • England Isle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • England Isle is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Isle
  • Eureka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eureka is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka Shores
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eureka Shores is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Shores
  • Fishtrap
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Fishtrap is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
  • Fountainrun ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
  • Glen City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
  • Harrisburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Harrisburg is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Hunting Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunting Ridge is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Ridge
  • Jonesview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jonesview is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesview
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Mays Bend
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mays Bend is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Bend
    • Pine Orchard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Orchard is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
    • Pleasant Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Rocky Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rocky Ridge is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
    • Windsong Island
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island

How Far From River Terrace 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 River Terrace Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in River Terrace Estates and extending to:

  • Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from River Terrace Estates to Talladega, 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 78 miles [125.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 632 miles [1,017.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,235 miles [11,643.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,112 miles [8,227 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 drawn from Point A (ie- River Terrace Estates) 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 River Terrace 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 River Terrace Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5162, Longitude: -86.2405       In this case, the coordinates for River Terrace Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.339 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.898 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.072 degrees.