Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Ten Cedars Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ten Cedars Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ten Cedars Estates

• 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 Ten Cedars Estates:
  • 32.662075, -86.247470
  • 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 Ten Cedars 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 Elmore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
  • Since Ten Cedars Estates is near Coosa County and also Autauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coosa 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 Ten Cedars Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ten Cedars 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.

• Blueberry Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Blueberry Hill is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hill
• Central
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Central is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Cold Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cold Springs is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Lightwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lightwood is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
• Nobles Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Nobles Ferry is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Ferry
• Quail Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Quail Run is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
• Riddle
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Riddle is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
• Speed
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Speed is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
• Tarwater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tarwater is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarwater

How Far From Ten Cedars Estates 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 Ten Cedars Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ten Cedars Estates and extending to:

• Wetumpka, which is the Seat of Elmore County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Ten Cedars Estates to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 671 miles [1,079.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,150 miles [8,288.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'