Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sunshine Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunshine Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sunshine Village

• 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 Sunshine Village:
  • 32.395971, -86.208855
  • 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 Sunshine Village

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Sunshine Village is near Elmore County and also Autauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Autauga 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 Sunshine Village

Communities Also Named Sunshine Village ...

We found one communities that are also named Sunshine Village.

Within Alabama, the name Sunshine Village is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Sunshine Village in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Hillsborough County
    • This Sunshine Village is located in Hillsborough County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sunshine Village that is located in Montgomery County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sunshine Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunshine Village ...

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.

• Arrowhead
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Arrowhead is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Cooks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cooks is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
• Eastern Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Eastern Meadows is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Meadows
• Executive Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Executive Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Park
• Flatwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Flatwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
• Garden Square
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Garden Square is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Square
• Georgetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Green Acres
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Acres is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Grove Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Grove Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
• Halcyon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Halcyon is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon
• Hillcrest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hillcrest is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Johnstown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Johnstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• Continue List   (9 more) ...
  • King Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • King Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Hill
  • Lakeview Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Landmarks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Landmarks is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmarks
  • Morningview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Morningview is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningview
  • Open Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Open Acres is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Acres
  • Rosemary
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosemary is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
  • Timbers
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Timbers is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbers
  • Winters Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Winters Ferry is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Ferry
  • Young Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Young Place is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Place

How Far From Sunshine Village 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 Sunshine Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Sunshine Village to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,282 miles [11,719.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,160 miles [8,304.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'