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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 Valley View Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valley View Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Valley View Estates:
    • 34.815090, -86.576937
    • 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 Valley View 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Since Valley View Estates is near Limestone County and also Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Valley View Estates

Communities Also Named Valley View Estates ...

We found four communities that are also named Valley View Estates.

Within Alabama, the name Valley View Estates is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Valley View Estates is located in Frederick County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Valley View Estates that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Valley View Estates.
    • South Dakota
      • Roberts County
      • This Valley View Estates is located in Roberts County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Valley View Estates that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roberts County community of Valley View Estates.
    • Texas
      • Hidalgo County
      • This Valley View Estates is located in Hidalgo County and lies 914 miles [1,470.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Valley View Estates that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Valley View Estates.
    • West Virginia
      • Putnam County
      • This Valley View Estates is located in Putnam County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Valley View Estates that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Valley View Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Valley View 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.

  • Cedar Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Valley is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
  • Chase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Chase is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
  • Cherokee Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cherokee Hills is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
  • Cherry Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherry Creek is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
  • Darwin Downs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Darwin Downs is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin Downs
  • Glen Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Glen Park is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
  • Greenhill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Greenhill is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill
  • Grove Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Grove Park is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
  • Lincoln
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lincoln is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Meadow Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Meadow Hills is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Hills
  • Mercury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mercury is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
  • Meridianville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Normal
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Rolling Meadows
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Scenic View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Scenic View is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic View
    • Shady Lane
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Shady Lane is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
    • Stag Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Stag Run is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stag Run
    • Valley Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Valley Park is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park

How Far From Valley View Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Valley View Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Valley View Estates and extending to:

  • Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Valley View Estates to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about 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 597 miles [960.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,480 miles [10,428.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,193 miles [11,576 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,069 miles [8,157.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Valley View Estates) 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 Valley View Estates 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 Valley View Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8151, Longitude: -86.5769       In this case, the coordinates for Valley View Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.612 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.392 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.919 degrees.