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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 Indian Lakes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian Lakes and the surrounding area.
- 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 Indian Lakes:
- 31.331560, -85.822716
- 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 Indian 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 Coffee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County
- Since Indian Lakes is near Dale County and also Geneva County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Geneva 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 Indian Lakes
Communities Also Named Indian Lakes ...
We found one communities that are also named Indian Lakes.
Within Alabama, the name Indian Lakes is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Indian Lakes in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Indian Lakes is located in Hillsborough County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Indian Lakes that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Indian Lakes.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian 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.
- Enterprise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forest Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Foxhill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Foxhill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhill
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Heritage Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Heritage Heights is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hillcrest is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Honeysuckle Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Honeysuckle Hills is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Hills
- Indian Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indigo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Indigo is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Olivers Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Olivers Lake is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Lake
- Regency Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Regency Heights is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Heights
- Shell Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shell Heights is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Heights
- Singing Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Singing Brook is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singing Brook
- Valley Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Valley Hills is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
- Willow Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Willow Bend is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
How Far From Indian 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 Indian Lakes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Indian Lakes and extending to:
- Elba, which is the Seat of Coffee County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Indian Lakes to Elba, with an average speed<3> 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 77 miles [123.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 719 miles [1,157.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,310 miles [11,764.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,191 miles [8,354.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Indian Lakes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Indian Lakes 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 Indian Lakes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3316, Longitude: -85.8227 In this case, the coordinates for Indian Lakes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.949 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.145 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.37 degrees. |
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