Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Laniers:
  • 33.381498, -86.327477
  • 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 Laniers

• 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 Talladega County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
  • Since Laniers is near Shelby County and also Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair 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 Laniers

Curious and Interesting Names Near Laniers ...

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.

• Alpine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Alpine is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <1>
• Chancellor Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Chancellor Crossroads is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor Crossroads
• Cloverdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cloverdale is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Erratta
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Erratta is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erratta
• Glovers Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Glovers Ferry is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Ferry
• Grove Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Grove Park is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
• Harpersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Harpersville is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,748 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpersville <1>
• Indian Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Indian Hill is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
• Jonesview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jonesview is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesview
• Kings Chapel
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Kings Chapel is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Chapel
• Minor Terrace
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Minor Terrace is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Terrace
• Plantersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Plantersville is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
• Risers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Risers is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risers

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

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

• Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Laniers to Talladega, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,245 miles [11,659.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,122 miles [8,243.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'