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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 Jackson's Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jackson's Lake 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 Jackson's Lake:
- 32.445414, -86.341082
- 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 Jackson's Lake
- 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 Elmore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
- Since Jackson's Lake is near Montgomery County and also Autauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Jackson's Lake
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jackson's Lake ...
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.
- Eastern Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eastern Meadows is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Meadows
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Flatwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Flatwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Garden Square
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Square is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Square
- Great Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Great Oaks is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
- Hillcrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hunter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- King Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- King Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Hill
- Kingswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingswood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Maxwell Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maxwell Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Heights
- Morningview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morningview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningview
- Open Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Open Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Acres
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Overlook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Overlook is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Prattville Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Robinson Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Scenic Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scenic Hills is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
How Far From Jackson's Lake 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 Jackson's Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Jackson's Lake and extending to:
- Wetumpka, which is the Seat of Elmore County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jackson's Lake to Wetumpka, with an average speed<2> 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 just to the south southeast (SSE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 685 miles [1,102.4 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 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,583 miles [10,594.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,164 miles [8,310.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jackson's Lake) 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 Jackson's Lake 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 Jackson's Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4454, Longitude: -86.3411 In this case, the coordinates for Jackson's Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.332 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.741 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.34 degrees. |
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