Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lamont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lamont and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lamont
- 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 Lamont:
- 34.471757, -86.430542
- 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 Lamont
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Lamont is near Madison County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- eBird sighting report for Morgan 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
Communities Also Named Lamont ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Lamont.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Lamont.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 28 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Lamont lies 3,757 miles [6,046.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Lamont that is located in Marshall County.
- Alberta
- This Lamont lies 1,844 miles [2,967.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Lamont that is located in Marshall County.
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Lamont is located in Hillsborough County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Lamont that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Lamont.
- Jefferson County
- This Lamont is located in Jefferson County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km] to the south southeast of the Lamont that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Lamont.
- Georgia
- Lamar County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Lamont [Lamar County].
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Lamont [Monroe County].
- Idaho
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Greenwood County
- This Lamont is located in Greenwood County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Lamont that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Lamont.
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lamont [Montgomery County].
- Sedgwick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lamont [Sedgwick County].
- Kentucky
- McCracken County
- This Lamont is located in McCracken County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Lamont that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCracken County community of Lamont.
- Perry County
- This Lamont is located in Perry County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km] to the northeast of the Lamont that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Lamont.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lamont ...
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.
- Cottonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Cottonville is located in Marshall County
- Cushion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferns Quarter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Hebron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Holiday Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
- Holiday Shores is located in Marshall County
- Honey Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Ferry
- Honey Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Honeycomb Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeycomb Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeycomb Park
- Honeycomb Park is located in Marshall County
- Neighbors Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neighbors Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neighbors Mill
- Neighbors Mill is located in Marshall County
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Oleander
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Stapler Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stapler Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapler Ford
- Stapler Ford is located in Marshall County
- Swift Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Ford
- Swift Ford is located in Madison County
- Union Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Grove is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Grove <5>
How Far From Lamont 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 Lamont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Lamont once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Lamont and extending to:
- Guntersville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lamont to Guntersville, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 602 miles [968.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,202 miles [11,590.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,078 miles [8,172.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Marshall County: www.marshallco.org/www/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Lamont could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Lamont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lamont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4718, Longitude: -86.4305 In this case, the coordinates for Lamont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lamont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Lamont to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.506 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.222 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.936 degrees. |