Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Landmarks:
  • 32.378472, -86.194410
  • 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 Landmarks

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Landmarks is near Elmore County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Landmarks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Landmarks ...

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.

• Arrowhead
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Arrowhead is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Cooks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cooks is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
• Executive Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Executive Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Park
• Georgetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Green Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Acres is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Grove Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Grove Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
• Halcyon
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Halcyon is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon
• Johnstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• Lakeview Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Morningview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Morningview is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningview
  • Regency Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Regency Park is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
  • Rosemary
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosemary is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
  • Sunshine Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
  • Timbers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Timbers is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbers
  • Young Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Young Place is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Place

How Far From Landmarks 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 Landmarks to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Landmarks and extending to:

• Montgomery, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the west (W).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Landmarks to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,282 miles [11,719.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,161 miles [8,305.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'