Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 India Lakes:
  • 32.669577, -85.393002
  • 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 India Lakes

• 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 India Lakes is near Chambers County and also Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa 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 India Lakes

Curious and Interesting Names Near India Lakes ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Brook is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
• Crooked Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Crooked Creek is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
• Edgewood Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgewood Forest is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Forest
• Farmville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Farmville is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
• Five Points
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Five Points is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Forestdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Forestdale is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
• Glen Haven
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Haven is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
• Granite Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Granite Hills is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hills
• Hallway
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hallway is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallway
• Indian Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Hills is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Pickwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pickwood is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwood
• Rocky Brook
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Rocky Brook is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Stonewall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stonewall is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
  • Tuckersburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Tuckersburg is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckersburg
  • Union Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Union Crossroads is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
  • Village Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Village Hills is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in India Lakes and extending to:

• Opelika, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from India Lakes 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 635 miles [1,021.9 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 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,233 miles [11,640.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,112 miles [8,227 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'