Hampton Cove (Huntsville, Madison, Valley: YMCA, elementary schools, gyms)

[Charles]

Originally Posted by Charles

Also, the Hampton House is in the process of building a brand new huge fitness facility to replace the existing one.

Here's a photo of the new building under construction:

[Charles]

Here are some photos of my drive from Hampton Cove around 730AM. School is still in session. I think you'll find traffic from Hampton Cove is a non-issue. It takes me 23 minutes to travel 18 miles.

431 Southbound from Sutton, view looking north




431 Southbound approaching the incline, view looking north



431 Southbound a little south of Monte Sano Boulevard, view looking west




431 Southbound around Governors Bend, view looking west



431 Southbound approaching the Huntsville Hospital District, view looking west



Transition to Memorial Parkway Southbound from Governors



565 Westbound approaching Sparkman, view looking west



Here are afternoon shots of the ride home, taken around 5PM

431 southbound view looking east



431 view looking south


431 view looking north

[AKgirlinCA]

That looks heavenly...all of it. You'd be nuts to leave there and ever come back here to SoCal

[littleelvis]

I am learning a lot from this thread. Does anytime fitness have a pool? I was reading the part about the "drop off line" at schools and I have a question...... why don't more kids take the bus?

[Charles]

Originally Posted by littleelvis

I am learning a lot from this thread. Does anytime fitness have a pool? I was reading the part about the "drop off line" at schools and I have a question...... why don't more kids take the bus?

No pool at "Some"time fitness (it isn't always open).

The drop off lines can be up to 25 minutes, worst case, waiting in line to pick up kids. I don't know why more kids don't take the bus. There may be a minimum distance a kid has to live to be eligible to take the bus. The good news is, a new elementary school is being built, opening Fall 2010 and that will greatly take pressure off Hampton Cove Elementary School.

At the beginning of this year there were some bus problems - not enough buses, buses missing kids. Routes were added and that problem seems to have been solved.

[Charles]

I just uploaded several Hampton Cove photos onto the Huntsville photo thread. Some of the photos are of businesses around Hampton Cove. Some are of the Hampton House and pool. Later I will upload some neighborhood shots.

http://www.city-data.com/forum/hunts...ding-area.html

Here are a couple examples

Click on the expansion bars to get the full view

[mommydebs]

How are the associations here? We lived in a development that were INSANE about things... tickets for leaving your garbage can out for more than 2 hours after garbage pick up type of insane!

[Charles]

Originally Posted by mommydebs

How are the associations here? We lived in a development that were INSANE about things... tickets for leaving your garbage can out for more than 2 hours after garbage pick up type of insane!

The Hampton Cove HOA is reasonable, communicative, and responsive. No bizarre behaviors liked described above. At the board meetings, issues concerning improving the community are discussed - definitely not a punitive culture. I've never heard a bad word about anyone on the board. They are our neighbors and are interested in maintaining the beauty of the community.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by ebinca

I am looking for any info on the Hampton Cove area. This area has sparked an interest because of the schools. I have two little ones just entering elementary and a good education is top priority. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

There are two new videos on Hampton Cove Elementary School (Great Schools 9/10)

Hampton Cove Elementary School Video

and Hampton Cove Middle School (Great Schools 10/10)

Hampton Cove Middle School Video

(You may have to "Right Click, Save As" the links to save them to your PC and then open them in Windows Media Player or another video player.)

[earthroamer21]

Wow. Maybe it's just perspective but I was paying $85/month for a single membership at my fitness center in Dallas. So Anytime Fitness' rates seem really affordable. I guess it boils down to what you get from them versus other competition in the area. Personally, the YMCA on Weatherly is inconvenient to us out here in The Cove. Hampton House has a nice fitness facility now - and women can workout at Curves (south of Publix). That's it for our area - that I know of.