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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 Lawley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lawley 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 Lawley:
- 32.859925, -86.951469
- 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 Lawley
- 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
- Since Lawley is near Chilton County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chilton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Lawley
Communities Also Named Lawley ...
We found one communities that are also named Lawley.
There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Lawley.
Beyond Alabama.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Shelby County
- This Lawley is located in Shelby County and lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lawley that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Lawley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lawley ...
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.
- Active
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maplesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maud
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maud is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- New Convert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Convert is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Convert
- Randolph
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sand Mountain is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Mountain
- Tabernacle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Trio
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Trio is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
- Tucker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
How Far From Lawley 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 Lawley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lawley and extending to:
- Centreville, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lawley to Centreville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 693 miles [1,115.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,296 miles [11,741.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,173 miles [8,325.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lawley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lawley 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 Lawley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8599, Longitude: -86.9515 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.723 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.25 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.494 degrees. |
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