Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Young Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Young Place and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Young Place

• 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 Young Place:
  • 32.352361, -86.229967
  • 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 Young Place

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Young Place is near Elmore County and also Autauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Autauga 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 Young Place

Communities Also Named Young Place ...

We found two communities that are also named Young Place.

Within Alabama, the name Young Place is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Mexico
    • San Juan County
    • This Young Place is located in San Juan County and lies 1,247 miles [2,006.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Young Place that is located in Montgomery County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Young Place.
    • Santa Fe County
    • This Young Place is located in Santa Fe County and lies 1,136 miles [1,828.2 km] to the west northwest of the Young Place that is located in Montgomery County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Fe County community of Young Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Young Place ...

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.

• Cloverdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cloverdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Executive Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Executive Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Park
• Gay Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Gay Meadows is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Meadows
• Georgetown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Green Acres is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Grove Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Grove Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
• Halcyon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Halcyon is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon
• Hunters Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hunters Point is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
• Johnstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Johnstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• King Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • King Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Hill
• Lakeview Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Landmarks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Landmarks is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmarks
• Continue List   (10 more) ...
  • Lynndale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynndale is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndale
  • Morningview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Morningview is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningview
  • Regency Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Regency Forest is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Forest
  • Regency Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Regency Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
  • Rosemary
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Rosemary is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
  • Spring Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Valley is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Sunshine Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
  • Timbers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Timbers is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbers
  • Valley Whispers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Whispers is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Whispers
  • Wildwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Wildwood is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Young Place 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 Young Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Young Place and extending to:

• Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the west northwest (WNW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Young Place to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,285 miles [11,724.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,163 miles [8,309 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'