Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in India Lakes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to India Lakes and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for India Lakes
- 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 India Lakes:
- 32.669577, -85.393002
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on India Lakes
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since India Lakes is near Chambers County and also Tallapoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near India Lakes ...
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.
- Cedar Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
- Cedar Brook is located in Lee County
- Crooked Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
- Crooked Creek is located in Lee County
- Edgewood Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Forest
- Edgewood Forest is located in Lee County
- Farmville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Lee County
- Forestdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Forestdale is located in Lee County
- Glen Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Glen Haven is located in Lee County
- Granite Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hills
- Granite Hills is located in Lee County
- Hallway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Indian Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Pickwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Rocky Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
- Rocky Brook is located in Lee County
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- Stonewall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Tuckersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckersburg
- Tuckersburg is located in Chambers County
- Union Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
- Union Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Village Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Hills
- Village Hills is located in Lee County
- Stonewall
How Far From India Lakes 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 India Lakes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in India Lakes and extending to:
- Opelika, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from India Lakes to Montgomery, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 635 miles [1,021.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,233 miles [11,640.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,112 miles [8,227 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for India Lakes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- India Lakes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in India Lakes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6696, Longitude: -85.3930 In this case, the coordinates for India Lakes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 India Lakes to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.788 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.144 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.926 degrees. |