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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 Taylorville Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Taylorville Heights 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 Taylorville Heights:
- 33.143176, -87.545839
- 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 Taylorville Heights
- 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 Taylorville Heights is near Hale County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Taylorville Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Taylorville Heights ...
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.
- Cedar Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Crest is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Cedar Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Knoll is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knoll
- Cherokee Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Cherry Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cherry Dale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dale
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Fairway Drive
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairway Drive is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Drive
- Fernridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fernridge is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernridge
- Forest Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forest Lake is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Green Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Valley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Hickory Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Forest is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
- Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Jerusalem Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jerusalem Heights is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Heights
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lincoln Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Little Sandy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Little Sandy is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Meadow Lawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meadow Lawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lawn
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Meadowbrook is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mimosa Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mimosa Highlands is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Highlands
- Peach Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Peach Grove is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rosedale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Rosedale Courts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rosedale Courts is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Courts
- Running Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Running Brook is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Brook
- Sky Ranch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sky Ranch is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Ranch
- Skyland Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Skyland Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland Park
- South Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Springbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Springbrook is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Stokes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stokes is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- University Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- University Lane is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Lane
- University Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- University Place is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
- Whispering Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
How Far From Taylorville Heights 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 Taylorville Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Taylorville Heights and extending to:
- Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies just to the North.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Taylorville Heights to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 708 miles [1,139.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,310 miles [11,764.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,186 miles [8,346.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Taylorville Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Taylorville Heights 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 Taylorville Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1432, Longitude: -87.5458 In this case, the coordinates for Taylorville Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.10 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.725 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.673 degrees. |
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