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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 Virginia Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Virginia Estates 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 Virginia Estates:
- 32.311807, -86.239689
- 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 Virginia 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Virginia Estates is near Elmore County and also Autauga 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 Autauga 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 Virginia Estates
Communities Also Named Virginia Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Virginia Estates.
Within Alabama, the name Virginia Estates is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Virginia Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Virginia Estates is located in Hillsborough County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Virginia Estates that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Virginia Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Virginia 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.
- Cross Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cross Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Executive Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Executive Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Park
- Gay Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gay Meadows is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Meadows
- Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hunters Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hunters Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
- Lynndale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lynndale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndale
- Regency Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Regency Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Forest
- Regency Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Regency Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rosemary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rosemary is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Spring Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spring Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Valley Whispers
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Valley Whispers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Whispers
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Young Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Young Place is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Place
How Far From Virginia Estates 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 Virginia Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Virginia Estates and extending to:
- Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the northwest (NW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Virginia Estates to White House, with an average speed<2>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 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,166 miles [8,313.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Virginia Estates) 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 Virginia 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 Virginia Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3118, Longitude: -86.2397 In this case, the coordinates for Virginia Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.263 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.643 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.328 degrees. |
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