Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Lazy V Lake Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lazy V Lake Acres and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lazy V Lake Acres

• 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 Lazy V Lake Acres:
  • 33.636769, -86.451372
  • 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 Lazy V Lake Acres

• 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 Saint Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
  • Since Lazy V Lake Acres is near Jefferson County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Lazy V Lake Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lazy V Lake Acres ...

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.

• Braggsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Braggsville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggsville
• Branchville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
• Copper Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Copper Springs is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Springs
• Cotton Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cotton Ridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Ridge
• Heritage Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Heritage Park is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Park
• Hundred Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hundred Oaks is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hundred Oaks
• Margaret
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Margaret is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaret <1>
• Misty Pines
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Misty Pines is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Pines
• Moody
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Moody is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
• Parsons
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Parsons is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
• Saddlewood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Saddlewood is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlewood
• Woodland Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village

How Far From Lazy V Lake Acres 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 Lazy V Lake Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Ashville, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lazy V Lake Acres to Ashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 87 miles [140 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 637 miles [1,025.2 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 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,239 miles [11,650 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,116 miles [8,233.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'