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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 Saratoga Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saratoga 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 Saratoga Estates:
- 33.256507, -87.636676
- 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 Saratoga 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
- Since Saratoga Estates is near Greene County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Saratoga Estates
Communities Also Named Saratoga Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Saratoga Estates.
Within Alabama, the name Saratoga Estates is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Saratoga Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Saratoga County
- This Saratoga Estates is located in Saratoga County and lies 1,009 miles [1,623.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saratoga Estates that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Saratoga Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saratoga 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.
- Chapelwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chapelwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelwood
- Chestnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Coker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crestdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crestdale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestdale
- Fairlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairlawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Flatwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Flatwoods is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Forest Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Green is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
- Forest Green Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Green Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green Park
- Green Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Harperwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harperwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperwood
- Hays Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hays Court is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Court
- Heritage Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Heritage Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Hightown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hightown is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Highview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Highview is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Indian Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Indian Lake is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Pine Circle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Circle is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Circle
- Roselawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roselawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Snow Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Terrace is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Terrace
- Twin Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Manor is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Manor
How Far From Saratoga Estates 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 Saratoga Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saratoga Estates and extending to:
- Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Saratoga Estates to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 707 miles [1,137.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,309 miles [11,762.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,185 miles [8,344.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Saratoga Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Saratoga 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 Saratoga Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2565, Longitude: -87.6367 In this case, the coordinates for Saratoga Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.162 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.814 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.687 degrees. |
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