Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lambert Grove:
  • 31.043513, -88.157226
  • 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 Lambert Grove

• 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 Mobile County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile County
  • Since Lambert Grove is near Pickens County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Lambert Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lambert Grove ...

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.

• Axis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Axis is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
• Bucks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bucks is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucks <1>
• Celeste
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Celeste is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
• Dwight
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dwight is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
• Georgetown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Gulfcrest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
• Happy Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Happy Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hill
• Hatters
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hatters is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatters
• Oak Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Stage Coach Woods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Stage Coach Woods is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stage Coach Woods

How Far From Lambert Grove to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lambert Grove and extending to:

• Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lambert Grove to Mobile, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 142 miles [228.5 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 829 miles [1,334.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,727 miles [10,826.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,430 miles [11,957.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,308 miles [8,542.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'