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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:
- 34.732591, -86.604160
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Terry Heights is near Limestone County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 ...
- Lawrence County
- This Terry Heights is located in Lawrence County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the west of the Terry Heights that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence 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.
- Cavalry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cavalry Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalry Hill
- Darwin Downs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Darwin Downs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin Downs
- English Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- English Terrace is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Terrace
- Glen Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glen Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Acres is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenhill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenhill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill
- Hillandale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hillandale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Huntsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Huntsville Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville Park
- Lincoln
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Longwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Longwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Pea Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pea Ridge is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Scenic View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scenic View is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic View
- Shady Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shady Lane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
- Summit Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Summit Place is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Place
- Union Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Union Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Park
- University Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- University Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
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:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the East.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Terry Heights to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 601 miles [967.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,198 miles [11,584.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,074 miles [8,165.8 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: 34.7326, Longitude: -86.6042 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 313.624 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.395 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.949 degrees. |
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