Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lynn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lynn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lynn
- 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 Lynn:
- 34.046699, -87.549760
- 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 Lynn
- 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 Winston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Winston County
- Since Lynn is near Walker County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Walker County
- eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Lynn ...
We found 26 communities that share the name Lynn.
Within Alabama, the name Lynn is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 25 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Decatur County
- This Lynn is located in Decatur County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lynn that is located in Winston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Lynn.
- Tattnall County
- This Lynn is located in Tattnall County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km] to the east southeast of the Lynn that is located in Winston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tattnall County community of Lynn.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Greenup County
- This Lynn is located in Greenup County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lynn that is located in Winston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenup County community of Lynn.
- Pendleton County
- 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 Kentucky community of Lynn [Pendleton County].
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Lynn lies 1,465 miles [2,357.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lynn that is located in Winston County.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Lynn is located in Fayette County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lynn that is located in Winston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Lynn.
- Susquehanna County
- This Lynn is located in Susquehanna County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km] to the northeast of the Lynn that is located in Winston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Lynn.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Box Elder County
- This Lynn is located in Box Elder County and lies 1,517 miles [2,441.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lynn that is located in Winston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Box Elder County community of Lynn.
- Carbon County
- 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 Utah community of Lynn [Carbon County].
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lynn ...
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.
- Boar Tush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- Carbon Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Carbon Hill is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,885 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon Hill <4>
- Dogtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Double Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Double Springs is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,062 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Double Springs <4>
- Flatwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - German Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for German Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Crossing
- German Crossing is located in Winston County
- Kansas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Natural Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Bridge
- Natural Bridge is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natural Bridge <4>
- Poplar Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Poplar Springs is located in Winston County
- Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Rock City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Rosehill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Slicklizzard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slicklizzard
- Slicklizzard is located in Walker County
- Spain Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spain Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spain Ford
- Spain Ford is located in Winston County
- Texas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Thornhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slicklizzard
How Far From Lynn to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Lynn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lynn and extending to:
- Double Springs, which is the Seat of Winston County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lynn to Double Springs, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 136 miles [218.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 672 miles [1,081.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,270 miles [11,699.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,146 miles [8,281.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lynn. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lynn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lynn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0467, Longitude: -87.5498 |
| <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 Lynn 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> | 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 Lynn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Lynn 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 314.162 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.922 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.488 degrees. |