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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 Lecta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lecta 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 Lecta:
    • 33.588442, -85.432731
    • 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 Lecta
  • 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 Cleburne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
    • Since Lecta is near Randolph County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Lecta

Communities Also Named Lecta ...

We found two communities that are also named Lecta.

Within Alabama, the name Lecta is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Barren County
      • This Lecta is located in Barren County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the north of the Lecta that is located in Cleburne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barren County community of Lecta.
    • Ohio
      • Lawrence County
      • This Lecta is located in Lawrence County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lecta that is located in Cleburne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Lecta.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lecta ...

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.

  • Cedar Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Valley is located in Carroll County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
  • Edwardsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
  • Gold Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Gold Hill is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Gold Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Gold Ridge is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Ridge
  • High Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • High Point is located in Carroll County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Hightower
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hightower is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
  • Hopewell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Lofty
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lofty is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
  • Plainview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Plainview is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Trickem
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Trickem is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickem
  • Union Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Hill is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lecta and extending to:

  • Heflin, which is the Seat of Cleburne County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lecta to Heflin, with an average speed<2> 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 97 miles [156.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 593 miles [954.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,196 miles [11,580.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lecta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Lecta 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 Lecta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5884, Longitude: -85.4327       In this case, the coordinates for Lecta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.863 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.357 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.735 degrees.