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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 Terry Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Terry 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 Terry Heights:
- 34.662313, -87.287242
- 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 Terry 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Terry Heights is near Lauderdale County and also Limestone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone 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 Terry Heights
Communities Also Named Terry Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Terry Heights.
There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Terry Heights.
Beyond Alabama.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Madison County
- This Terry Heights is located in Madison County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the east of the Terry Heights that is located in Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Terry Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Terry 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.
- Brickhouse Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brickhouse Ford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhouse Ford
- Brides Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brides Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brides Hill
- Egypt Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt Ford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Ford
- Ferry Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ferry Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Shores
- Flower Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flower Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill
- Jerusalem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jerusalem is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Longtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Longtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Mountain Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Rocky Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rocky Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Terrytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Terrytown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrytown
- Town Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Terry 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 Terry Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Terry Heights and extending to:
- Moulton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Terry Heights to Moulton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 637 miles [1,025.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,231 miles [11,637.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,107 miles [8,218.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Terry Heights) 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 Terry 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 Terry Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6623, Longitude: -87.2872 In this case, the coordinates for Terry Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.038 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.863 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.248 degrees. |
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