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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 Lake Front Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Front Village 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 Lake Front Village:
- 33.303728, -87.568062
- 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 Lake Front Village
- 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
- Since Lake Front Village is near Fayette County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Lake Front Village
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Front Village ...
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.
- Bridgeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeview is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeview
- Burnt Pine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burnt Pine is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Pine
- Chapelwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapelwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelwood
- Cherokee Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Shores is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Shores
- Chestnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Cove Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Park
- Covey Chase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Covey Chase is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Chase
- Crestdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crestdale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestdale
- Edwardian Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Edwardian Place is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardian Place
- Flatwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Four Winds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Four Winds is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
- Fox Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fox Run is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Green Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Harperwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harperwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperwood
- Heritage Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Heritage Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- High Cliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- High Cliff is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Cliff
- High Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- High Forest is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
- Hightown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hightown is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Highview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Highview is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Indian Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Indian Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Indian Lake is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Lake Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Cove is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cove
- Mariners Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mariners Cove is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Cove
- Riverchase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverchase is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
- Riverwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Rollingwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rollingwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Roselawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Roselawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Smoke Rise
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Smoke Rise is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Twin Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Twin Manor is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Manor
- Vista Granda
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Vista Granda is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Granda
- Willow Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Point is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
- Wood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Yacht Club Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Yacht Club Bay is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yacht Club Bay
How Far From Lake Front Village 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 Lake Front Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lake Front Village and extending to:
- Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies just to the South.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Lake Front Village to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,304 miles [11,754.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,180 miles [8,336.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Front Village) 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 Lake Front Village 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 Lake Front Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3037, Longitude: -87.5681 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Front Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.124 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.776 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.649 degrees. |
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