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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 Terrace View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Terrace View 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 Terrace View:
- 34.891753, -87.685028
- 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 Terrace View
- 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 Lauderdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- Since Terrace View is near Colbert County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Terrace View
Communities Also Named Terrace View ...
We found two communities that are also named Terrace View.
Within Alabama, the name Terrace View is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Rhea County
- This Terrace View is located in Rhea County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Terrace View that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rhea County community of Terrace View.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Terrace View is located in Davis County and lies 1,386 miles [2,230.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Terrace View that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Terrace View.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Terrace View ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cypress Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Forest is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Forest
- Cypress Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cypress Heights is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Heights
- Falconhead
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Falconhead is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconhead
- Hickory Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hills is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Keys Chapel ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Keys Chapel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Chapel
- Lockland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lockland is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockland
- Lovelace Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lovelace Crossroads is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace Crossroads
- Mansion View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mansion View is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansion View
- Mars Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Petersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Petersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Stoney Point ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stoney Point is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Twin Brooks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Brooks is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
- Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Twin Oaks is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Village Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Village Pines is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Pines
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Zip City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
How Far From Terrace View 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 Terrace View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Terrace View and extending to:
- Florence, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies just to the South.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Terrace View to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 649 miles [1,044.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,238 miles [11,648.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,114 miles [8,230.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Terrace View) 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 Terrace View 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 Terrace View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8918, Longitude: -87.6850 In this case, the coordinates for Terrace View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.295 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.192 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.364 degrees. |
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