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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 Yellowleaf Creek Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yellowleaf Creek Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Yellowleaf Creek 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 Yellowleaf Creek Estates:
    • 33.311223, -86.587484
    • 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 Yellowleaf Creek 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
    • Since Yellowleaf Creek Estates is near Talladega County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Yellowleaf Creek Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yellowleaf Creek 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.

  • Fourmile
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fourmile is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
  • Harpersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Heritage Oaks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Heritage Oaks is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Oaks
  • Hickory Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
  • Indian Shoals
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Shoals is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Shoals
  • Indian Springs Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
  • Joinertown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Joinertown is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joinertown
  • Lake Purdy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
  • Meadow Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadow Ridge is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Meadowbrook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Nelson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Nelson is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Shoal Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
    • Shoal Run
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Shoal Run is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Run
    • Sunnymeadows
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunnymeadows is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnymeadows
    • Valentine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Valentine is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Yellowleaf Creek Estates and extending to:

  • Columbiana, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Yellowleaf Creek Estates to Columbiana, 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 66 miles [106.2 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 657 miles [1,057.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,552 miles [10,544.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,260 miles [11,683.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,136 miles [8,265.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Yellowleaf Creek Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Yellowleaf Creek 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 Yellowleaf Creek Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3112, Longitude: -86.5875       In this case, the coordinates for Yellowleaf Creek Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.535 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.095 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.255 degrees.