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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 Lacey's Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lacey's Spring 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 Lacey's Spring:
- 34.534258, -86.604160
- 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 Lacey's Spring
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Lacey's Spring is near Madison County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Lacey's Spring
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lacey's Spring ...
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.
- Bravo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bravo is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bravo
- Burrows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burrows is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Camelot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Camelot is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Chimney Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chimney Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Springs
- English Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Forest Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Fox Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Run is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Green Cove Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Cove Meadows is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove Meadows
- Hobbs Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hobbs Island is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Island
- Lewis Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis Ferry is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Ferry
- Meadow Trace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Trace is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Trace
- Redstone Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Redstone Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone Park
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Regent Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Regent Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent Forest
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Sunnyside Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside Ferry is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Ferry
- Sunnyside Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside Landing is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Landing
- Swift Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Swift Ford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Ford
- Woodland Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Mills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
How Far From Lacey's Spring 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 Lacey's Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lacey's Spring and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Lacey's Spring to Decatur, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 608 miles [978.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,495 miles [10,452.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,207 miles [11,598.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,083 miles [8,180.3 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 from Point A (ie- Lacey's Spring) 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 Lacey's Spring 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 Lacey's Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5343, Longitude: -86.6042 In this case, the coordinates for Lacey's Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.614 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.356 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.993 degrees. |
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