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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 Westbury, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westbury 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 Westbury:
    • 34.686758, -86.576659
    • 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 Westbury
  • 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 Westbury is near Morgan County and also Limestone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Westbury

Communities Also Named Westbury ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Westbury.

Within Alabama, the name Westbury is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Oconee County
      • This Westbury is located in Oconee County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Westbury that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Westbury.
    • Illinois
      • Will County
      • This Westbury is located in Will County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the north of the Westbury that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Westbury.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Westbury is located in Baltimore County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Westbury that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Westbury.
    • Minnesota
      • Becker County
      • This Westbury is located in Becker County and lies 973 miles [1,565.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Westbury that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Becker County community of Westbury.
    • New York
      • Cayuga County
      • This Westbury is located in Cayuga County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Westbury that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Westbury.
      • Nassau County
      • This Westbury is located in Nassau County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the northeast of the Westbury that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Westbury.
    • North Carolina
      • Guilford County
      • This Westbury is located in Guilford County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westbury that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Westbury.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This Westbury is located in Montgomery County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the northeast of the Westbury that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Westbury.
    • Quebec
      • This Westbury lies 1,081 miles [1,739.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Westbury that is located in Madison County.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Westbury is located in Harris County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Westbury that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Westbury.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Westbury is located in Jefferson County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km] to the west southwest of the Westbury that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Westbury.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westbury ...

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.

  • Bravo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bravo is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bravo
  • Camelot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Camelot is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Cavalry Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cavalry Hill is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalry Hill
  • Darwin Downs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Darwin Downs is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin Downs
  • Double Tree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Double Tree is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Tree
  • English Terrace
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • English Terrace is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Terrace
  • English Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • English Village is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
  • Forest Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Park is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Green Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hillandale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillandale is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
  • Huntsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Huntsville Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntsville Hills is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville Hills
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Huntsville Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Huntsville Park is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville Park
    • Lincoln
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Lincoln is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Longwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Longwood is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Meadow Trace
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadow Trace is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Trace
    • Mountain Brook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mountain Brook is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
    • Oak Leaf
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Oak Leaf is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
    • Pea Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Pea Ridge is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
    • Regent Forest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Regent Forest is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent Forest
    • Sugar Tree
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sugar Tree is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
    • Sunset Cove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunset Cove is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cove
    • Terry Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Terry Heights is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Heights
    • Union Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Union Park is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Park
    • University Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • University Park is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
    • Willow Bend
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Bend is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
    • Willowbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Willowbrook is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook

How Far From Westbury 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 Westbury to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Westbury 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 9 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 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,199 miles [11,585.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,075 miles [8,167.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westbury) 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 Westbury 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 Westbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6868, Longitude: -86.5767       In this case, the coordinates for Westbury have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.605 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.367 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.948 degrees.