Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lenlock:
  • 33.727880, -85.815243
  • 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 Lenlock

• 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Since Lenlock is near Tallapoosa County and also Talladega County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega 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 Lenlock

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lenlock ...

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.

• Bonny Brook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonny Brook is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Brook
• Bush
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bush is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
• Cedar Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Springs is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
• Four Mile
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Four Mile is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
• Golden Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Golden Springs is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Springs
• Halls Chapel
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Halls Chapel is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Chapel
• Hillcrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hillcrest is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Holly Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Holly Springs is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
• June Bug ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • June Bug is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for June Bug
• Mechanicsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Peaceburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Peaceburg is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceburg
• Pleasant Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Post Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Post Oak is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
  • Wayside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wayside is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
  • Weaver
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Weaver is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,030 people
  • Woodland Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Woodland Park is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

• Anniston, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies just to the South.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Lenlock to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 604 miles [972 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,207 miles [11,598.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,084 miles [8,181.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'