Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Seven Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seven Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Seven Hills
- 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 Seven Hills:
- 30.654080, -88.303063
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Seven Hills
- 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 Mobile County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mobile County
- Since Seven Hills is near Jackson County and also George County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- eBird sighting report for George 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Seven Hills ...
We found seven communities that share the name Seven Hills.
Within Alabama, the name Seven Hills is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- This Seven Hills is located in Arapahoe County and lies 1,115 miles [1,794.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Seven Hills that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Seven Hills.
- Boulder County
- This Seven Hills is located in Boulder County and lies 1,154 miles [1,857.2 km] to the northwest of the Seven Hills that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boulder County community of Seven Hills.
- Illinois
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Seven Hills [Lake County].
- New York
- Putnam County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Seven Hills [Putnam County].
- North Carolina
- Wilson County
- This Seven Hills is located in Wilson County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Seven Hills that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Seven Hills.
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- This Seven Hills is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Seven Hills that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Seven Hills.
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Seven Hills [Hamilton County].
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Seven Hills ...
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.
- Dickens Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickens Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Ferry
- Dickens Ferry is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Edgefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Meadow Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
- Meadow Lake is located in Mobile County
- Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Pine Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Ponderosa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Regency
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Scenic Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
- Scenic Hills is located in Mobile County
- Sugar Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sugar Creek is located in Mobile County
- Tanner Williams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanner Williams have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Williams
- Tanner Williams is located in Mobile County
- Timbers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Union Church
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Church have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Union Church is located in Mobile County
How Far From Seven Hills 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 Seven Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Seven Hills and extending to:
- Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Seven Hills to Mobile, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 854 miles [1,374.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,752 miles [10,866.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,454 miles [11,996.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,332 miles [8,581 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Seven Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mobile County: www.mobilecounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Seven Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seven Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6541, Longitude: -88.3031 In this case, the coordinates for Seven Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Seven Hills could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Seven Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.343 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.668 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.431 degrees. |