Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lawsontown:
  • 33.334002, -87.098606
  • 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 Lawsontown

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Lawsontown is near Tuscaloosa County and also Bibb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb 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 Lawsontown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lawsontown ...

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.

• Black Diamond
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Black Diamond is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
• Bucksville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bucksville is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksville
• Caffee Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Caffee Junction is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffee Junction
• Flint Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Flint Hill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
• Hickory Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Johns
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Johns is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
• Lake View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
• Loveless Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Loveless Park is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Park
• Mud Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mud Creek is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
• Pine Crest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Crest is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
• Pleasant Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Red Hill Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Red Hill Heights is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Heights
• Valley Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Valley Creek is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Creek
• Virginia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Virginia is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia

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

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

• Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lawsontown to Birmingham, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 80 miles [128.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 679 miles [1,092.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,281 miles [11,717.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,158 miles [8,301 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'