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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 Western Hills Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Western Hills 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 Western Hills Estates:
- 33.255951, -87.715011
- 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 Western Hills 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
- Since Western Hills Estates is near Greene County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Western Hills Estates
Communities Also Named Western Hills Estates ...
We found two communities that are also named Western Hills Estates.
There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Western Hills Estates.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Western Hills Estates in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Madison County
- This Western Hills Estates is located in Madison County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Western Hills Estates that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Western Hills Estates.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This Western Hills Estates is located in Caddo Parish and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the west of the Western Hills Estates that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Western Hills Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Western Hills 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.
- Chapelwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chapelwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelwood
- Chestnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Coker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forest Green
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forest Green is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
- Forest Green Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forest Green Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green Park
- Harperwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harperwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperwood
- Highview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highview is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Pine Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pine Circle is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Circle
- Sanders Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sanders Ferry is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Ferry
How Far From Western Hills Estates 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 Western Hills Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Western Hills Estates and extending to:
- Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Western Hills Estates to Tuscaloosa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 711 miles [1,144.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,602 miles [10,624.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,312 miles [11,767.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,188 miles [8,349.3 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- Western Hills 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 Western Hills 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 Western Hills Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2560, Longitude: -87.7150 In this case, the coordinates for Western Hills Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.21 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.868 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.718 degrees. |
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