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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 Laceys Chapel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laceys Chapel 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 Laceys Chapel:
- 33.372889, -86.920825
- 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 Laceys Chapel
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Laceys Chapel is near Shelby County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 Laceys Chapel
Curious and Interesting Names Near Laceys Chapel ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Crescent Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crescent Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
- Eden Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eden Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Ridge
- Glen Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glen Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hills
- Gordon Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gordon Heights is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- High Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- High Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hopewell
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Loveless Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Loveless Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Park
- Mars Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mars Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Pauls Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pauls Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Hill
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pine Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Crest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Rice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rice is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Rockdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rolling Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Shades Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shades Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shades Run
- Shady Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shady Brook is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
- Shadywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shadywood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadywood
- Skyview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Skyview is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
- Weeping Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Weeping Oaks is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Oaks
- Whispering Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whispering Oaks is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks
How Far From Laceys Chapel to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Laceys Chapel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Laceys Chapel and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Laceys Chapel to Birmingham, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 669 miles [1,076.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,148 miles [8,284.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Laceys Chapel) 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 Laceys Chapel 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 Laceys Chapel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3729, Longitude: -86.9208 In this case, the coordinates for Laceys Chapel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.738 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.339 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.375 degrees. |
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