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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 Silver Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silver Meadows and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Silver Meadows:
    • 31.208509, -85.436045
    • 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 Silver Meadows
  • 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
    • Since Silver Meadows is near Dale County and also Geneva County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dale County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Geneva 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 Silver Meadows

Communities Also Named Silver Meadows ...

We found one communities that are also named Silver Meadows.

Within Alabama, the name Silver Meadows is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Silver Meadows in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Silver Meadows is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,615 miles [2,599.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Silver Meadows that is located in Houston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Silver Meadows.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Silver Meadows ...

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.

  • Chickasaw Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Chickasaw Heights is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw Heights
  • Clark Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Clark Crossroads is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Crossroads
  • Cottondale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cottondale is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Green Acres is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Griffin Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Griffin Heights is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Heights
  • Jones Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jones Crossroads is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
  • Kelly Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Kelly Springs is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Springs
  • Melody Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Melody Heights is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Heights
  • Parish
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Peach Tree Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Peach Tree Hills is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Hills
  • Peterman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Peterman is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
  • Rock Creek Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Rock Creek Park is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Park
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Shady Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Shady Heights is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Heights
    • Stadium Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Stadium Place is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stadium Place
    • Tabernacle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Tabernacle is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
    • Whispering Pines
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Whispering Pines is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
    • Wiregrass Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wiregrass Hills is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiregrass Hills
    • Young America
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Young America is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America

How Far From Silver Meadows 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 Silver Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Silver Meadows and extending to:

  • Dothan, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Silver Meadows 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 711 miles [1,144.2 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 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,297 miles [11,743.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,179 miles [8,334.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Silver Meadows) 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 Silver Meadows 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 Silver Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2085, Longitude: -85.4360       In this case, the coordinates for Silver Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.717 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.859 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.251 degrees.