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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bent Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bent Creek and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bent Creek:
    • 32.601524, -85.421336
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Bent Creek
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Since Bent Creek is near Chambers County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Bent Creek

Communities Also Named Bent Creek ...

We found three communities that are also named Bent Creek.

Within Alabama, the name Bent Creek is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Buncombe County
      • This Bent Creek is located in Buncombe County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bent Creek that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Bent Creek.
      • Yancey County
      • This Bent Creek is located in Yancey County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km] to the northeast of the Bent Creek that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yancey County community of Bent Creek.
    • Virginia
      • Appomattox County
      • This Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bent Creek that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appomattox County community of Bent Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bent Creek ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Brook is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
  • Cloverleaf
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cloverleaf is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf
  • Crooked Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Crooked Creek is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
  • Edgewood Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Edgewood Forest is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Forest
  • Five Points
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Points is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Forestdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Forestdale is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Glen Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Glen Haven is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
  • Granite Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Granite Hills is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hills
  • Hallway
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hallway is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallway
  • India Lakes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • India Lakes is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Lakes
  • Indian Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Indian Hills is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Mitchell Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mitchell Crossroads is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Crossroads
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Oak Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Hollow is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
    • Pickwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pickwood is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwood
    • Rocky Brook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rocky Brook is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
    • Tanglewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Twin Creeks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Twin Creeks is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks
    • Union Crossroads
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Union Crossroads is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
    • Village Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Village Hills is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Hills

How Far From Bent Creek 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 community such as Bent Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bent Creek and extending to:

  • Opelika, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Bent Creek to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> 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 639 miles [1,028.4 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 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,237 miles [11,646.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,116 miles [8,233.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Bent Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Bent Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bent Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6015, Longitude: -85.4213       In this case, the coordinates for Bent Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.801 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.149 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.951 degrees.