Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Westridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Westridge
- 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 Westridge:
- 33.235673, -87.593897
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Westridge
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
- Since Westridge is near Greene County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Westridge ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Westridge.
Within Alabama, the name Westridge is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- British Columbia
- This Westridge lies 2,115 miles [3,403.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Westridge that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- California
- Georgia
- Illinois
- North Carolina
- Chatham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Westridge [Chatham County].
- Henderson County
- This Westridge is located in Henderson County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Westridge that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Westridge.
- Nash County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Westridge [Nash County].
- Randolph County
- This Westridge is located in Randolph County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km] to the east northeast of the Westridge that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Westridge.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Westridge is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Westridge that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Westridge.
- Weber County
- This Westridge is located in Weber County and lies 1,445 miles [2,325.5 km] to the west northwest of the Westridge that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Westridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westridge ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapelwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelwood
- Chapelwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Chestnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Covey Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covey Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Chase
- Covey Chase is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Crestdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Dearing Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearing Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing Place
- Dearing Place is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Fairlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Flatwoods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Fox Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Green Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Green Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Green Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Greenview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Continue List (19 more) ...
- Guilds Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilds Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilds Woods
- Guilds Woods is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Harperwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harperwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperwood
- Harperwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Hays Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Court
- Hays Court is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Heritage Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Heritage Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- High Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
- High Forest is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Hightown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Indian Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Indian Lake is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Lincoln Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Meadow Lawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lawn
- Meadow Lawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Riverchase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverchase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
- Riverchase is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Riverwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Rollingwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Rollingwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Roselawn
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Snow Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Terrace
- Snow Terrace is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Twin Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Manor
- Twin Manor is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Warrior Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrior Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Heights
- Warrior Heights is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Guilds Woods
How Far From Westridge 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 Westridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westridge and extending to:
- Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Westridge to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 706 miles [1,136.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,598 miles [10,618.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,308 miles [11,761.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,184 miles [8,342.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tuscaloosa County: www.co.tuscaloosa.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Westridge could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2357, Longitude: -87.5939 In this case, the coordinates for Westridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Westridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.135 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.779 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.674 degrees. |