Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ivy Creek:
  • 31.707101, -86.365242
  • 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 Ivy 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 Crenshaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crenshaw County
  • Since Ivy Creek is near Butler County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Ivy Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ivy 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.

• Cherokee Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
• Fullers Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fullers Crossroads is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers Crossroads
• Glasgow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Glasgow is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
• Leon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Leon is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
• Live Oak
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Live Oak is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
• Merrill Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
• Moodys Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Moodys Crossroads is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodys Crossroads
• Mulberry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mulberry is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
• Pigeon Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pigeon Creek is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
• Robinson Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Robinson Crossroads is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Crossroads
• Social Town
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town

How Far From Ivy Creek to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ivy Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Luverne, which is the Seat of Crenshaw County, lies just to the East.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Ivy Creek to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 722 miles [1,161.9 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 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,319 miles [11,778.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,198 miles [8,365.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'