Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lenox, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lenox and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lenox
- 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 Lenox:
- 31.336558, -87.185533
- 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 Lenox
- 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 Conecuh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Conecuh County
- Since Lenox is near Escambia County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Escambia County
- eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Lenox ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Lenox.
Within Alabama, the name Lenox is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- New York
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Dyer County
- This Lenox is located in Dyer County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lenox that is located in Conecuh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of Lenox.
- Shelby County
- This Lenox is located in Shelby County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km] to the north northwest of the Lenox that is located in Conecuh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Lenox.
- Texas
- Virginia
- Norfolk City
- This Lenox is located in Norfolk City and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lenox that is located in Conecuh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Lenox.
- Suffolk City
- This Lenox is located in Suffolk City and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km] to the northeast of the Lenox that is located in Conecuh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Lenox.
- Virginia Beach City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Lenox [Virginia Beach City].
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lenox ...
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.
- Bermuda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Excel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Halls Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossroads
- Halls Crossroads is located in Monroe County
- Janes Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janes Mill
- Janes Mill is located in Conecuh County
- London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Range
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Range is located in Conecuh County
- Sand Cut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Stokes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Lenox 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 Lenox to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lenox and extending to:
- Evergreen, which is the Seat of Conecuh County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lenox to Evergreen, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 774 miles [1,245.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,672 miles [10,737.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,373 miles [11,865.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,252 miles [8,452.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lenox. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lenox) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lenox. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3366, Longitude: -87.1855 In this case, the coordinates for Lenox have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Lenox 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lenox to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.745 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.068 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.884 degrees. |