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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 Lebaron Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lebaron Woods 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 Lebaron Woods:
- 30.729356, -88.162503
- 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 Lebaron Woods
- 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 Mobile County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile County
- Since Lebaron Woods is near Baldwin County and also George County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for George 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 Lebaron Woods
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lebaron Woods ...
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.
- Chickasaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cottage Hill is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Deerwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Deerwood is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Eight Mile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Orchard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Orchard is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Park Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Park Forest is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
- Pine Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Run is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
- Plateau
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Plateau is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Ponderosa
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ponderosa is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Regency
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Regency is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sugar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Creek is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Summerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Summerville is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Timbers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Timbers is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbers
- Whistler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whistler is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
How Far From Lebaron Woods 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 Lebaron Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lebaron Woods and extending to:
- Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Lebaron Woods to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 844 miles [1,358.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,742 miles [10,850.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,444 miles [11,980 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,323 miles [8,566.5 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lebaron Woods) 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 Lebaron Woods 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 Lebaron Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7294, Longitude: -88.1625 In this case, the coordinates for Lebaron Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.267 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.59 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.365 degrees. |
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