Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Westwood Garden Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westwood Garden Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Westwood Garden Estates

• 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 Westwood Garden Estates:
  • 33.587050, -86.950828
  • 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 Westwood Garden 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Westwood Garden Estates is near Walker County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Westwood Garden Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westwood Garden 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.

• Booker Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Booker Heights is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Heights
• Dogtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dogtown is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Edgewater
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Edgewater is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Forestdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Forestdale is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
• Glasgow
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
• Grays Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Grays Gardens is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Gardens
• Graysville Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Graysville Heights is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville Heights
• Hillview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hillview is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
• Maytown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maytown is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
• Merrywood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Merrywood is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
• Mineral Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Minor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Minor is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Red Wine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Red Wine is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wine
  • Republic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Republic is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Scarlet Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Scarlet Town is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlet Town
  • Shady Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Shady Grove is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Sunset Mountain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunset Mountain is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Mountain
  • Union Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Union Grove is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove

How Far From Westwood Garden 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 Westwood Garden Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Westwood Garden Estates and extending to:

• Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Westwood Garden Estates to Birmingham, with an average speed<2> 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 91 miles [146.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 662 miles [1,065.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,554 miles [10,547.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,264 miles [11,690.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,140 miles [8,272 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'