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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 Village West, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Village West 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 Village West:
- 32.306529, -86.353303
- 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 Village West
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Village West is near Elmore County and also Lowndes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes 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 Village West
Communities Also Named Village West ...
We found two communities that are also named Village West.
Within Alabama, the name Village West is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Village West is located in Hillsborough County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Village West that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Village West.
- Georgia
- Richmond County
- This Village West is located in Richmond County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Village West that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Village West.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Village West ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Cross Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cross Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- English Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Gay Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gay Meadows is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Meadows
- Grovewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grovewood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovewood
- Hope Hull
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hunting Downs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hunting Downs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Downs
- Lee Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Farms is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Farms
- Lees Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lees Ferry is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Ferry
- Lynndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lynndale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndale
- Maxwell Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maxwell Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Heights
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Memorial Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Memorial Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Heights
- Spring Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stone's
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Valley Whispers
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Valley Whispers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Whispers
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Village West to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Village West to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Village West and extending to:
- Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Village West to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 40 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,590 miles [10,605.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,293 miles [11,736.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,171 miles [8,321.9 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- Village West) 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 Village West 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 Village West. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3065, Longitude: -86.3533 In this case, the coordinates for Village West have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.329 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.719 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.373 degrees. |
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