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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 Sandhurst Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandhurst Park 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 Sandhurst Park:
- 34.598703, -86.579714
- 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 Sandhurst 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 Sandhurst 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 Sandhurst Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandhurst 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burrows is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Camelot is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Chimney Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chimney Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Springs
- Double Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Double Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Tree
- 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 east)
- Green Cove Meadows is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove Meadows
- Hobbs Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hobbs Island is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Island
- Lacey's Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meadow Trace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Trace is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Trace
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Redstone Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Redstone Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone Park
- Regent Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Regent Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent Forest
- Sugar Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Sunset Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cove
- Willow Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Bend is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Willowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willowbrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
How Far From Sandhurst 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 Sandhurst Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sandhurst Park and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Sandhurst Park to Huntsville, with an average speed<3> 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 605 miles [973.7 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 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,203 miles [11,592.1 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 '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- Sandhurst Park) 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 Sandhurst 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 Sandhurst Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5987, Longitude: -86.5797 In this case, the coordinates for Sandhurst Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.603 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.352 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.969 degrees. |
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