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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 Windmill Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windmill Hills 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 Windmill Hills:
- 31.729328, -85.824946
- 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 Windmill Hills
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Windmill Hills is near Coffee County and also Dale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dale 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 Windmill Hills
Communities Also Named Windmill Hills ...
We found one communities that are also named Windmill Hills.
Within Alabama, the name Windmill Hills is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Windmill Hills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Montgomery County
- This Windmill Hills is located in Montgomery County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Windmill Hills that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Windmill Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Windmill Hills ...
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.
- Allred
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Allred is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred
- Baltic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baltic is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Chestnut Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- College Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- College Park is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Elamville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Elmhill Plantation
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elmhill Plantation is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmhill Plantation
- Forest Circle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Circle is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Circle
- Green Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Oaks is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
- Green Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Heritage Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Ridge
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hillcrest is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Java
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Josie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Josie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josie
- Lewis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lewis is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Meadow Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Meadow Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Grove
- Mossy Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mossy Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove
- Mountainbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mountainbrook is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rocky Head
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rocky Head is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Head
- Trojan Terrace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trojan Terrace is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan Terrace
How Far From Windmill Hills 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 Windmill Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Windmill Hills and extending to:
- Troy, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Windmill Hills to Troy, 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 52 miles [83.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 699 miles [1,124.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,595 miles [10,613.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,293 miles [11,736.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,173 miles [8,325.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Windmill Hills) 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 Windmill Hills 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 Windmill Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7293, Longitude: -85.8249 In this case, the coordinates for Windmill Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.98 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.235 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.29 degrees. |
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