Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cantelous

• 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 Cantelous:
  • 32.323473, -86.455806
  • 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 Cantelous

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Cantelous is near Lowndes County and also Autauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Autauga 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 Cantelous

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cantelous ...

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 Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Point is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
• English Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • English Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
• Grovewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Grovewood is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovewood
• Hope Hull
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hope Hull is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Hull
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope Hull <1>
• Hunter
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunter is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
• Lee Farms
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lee Farms is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Farms
• Lees Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lees Ferry is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Ferry
• Maxwell Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Maxwell Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Heights
• Memorial Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Memorial Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Heights
• Scenic Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Scenic Hills is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
• Stone's
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Stone's is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's

How Far From Cantelous 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 Cantelous to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cantelous and extending to:

• Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cantelous to Montgomery, with an average speed<3> 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 696 miles [1,120.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,297 miles [11,743.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,175 miles [8,328.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'