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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 Lato, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lato 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 Lato:
    • 32.324314, -85.102157
    • 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 Lato
  • 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 Russell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
    • Since Lato is near Chattahoochee County and also Muscogee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chattahoochee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee 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 Lato

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lato ...

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.

  • Bibb City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bibb City is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb City
  • Booker Washington Heights
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Brickyard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Brickyard is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard
  • Cherokee Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherokee Park is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Park
  • City Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • City Village is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
  • Columbus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Columbus is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,442 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <1>
  • Cottage Mills ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cottage Mills is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Mills
  • Dinglewood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dinglewood is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinglewood
  • Heard Place
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Heard Place is located in Stewart County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Place
  • Holly Hills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Hills is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Holly Woods
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Woods is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Woods
  • Holy Trinity
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Holy Trinity is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hooks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hooks is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks
    • Merrywood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Merrywood is located in Muscogee County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
    • Persons
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Persons is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persons
    • Quail Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Quail Creek is located in Muscogee County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
    • Rolling Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rolling Hills is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Rose Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Rose Hill is located in Muscogee County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Sand Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sand Hill is located in Muscogee County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
    • Sandfort
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Sandfort is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandfort
    • Shack ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Shack is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shack
    • Spring Grove ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Grove is located in Stewart County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove

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

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

  • Phenix City, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lato to Phenix City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the west (W). 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 640 miles [1,030 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 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,235 miles [11,643.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,114 miles [8,230.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Lato) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Lato 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 Lato. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3243, Longitude: -85.1022       In this case, the coordinates for Lato have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.598 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.876 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.89 degrees.