Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lentzville:
  • 34.846033, -87.140911
  • 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 Lentzville

• 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 Limestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
  • Since Lentzville is near Lauderdale County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Lentzville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lentzville ...

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.

• Cairo
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cairo is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cairo
  • From Lentzville to Cairo
• Cartwright
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cartwright is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
• Cave Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cave Spring is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
• Cedar Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Confluence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Confluence
  • From Lentzville to Confluence
• Elk Shores
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Elk Shores is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Shores
• Hickory Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Persimmon Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Persimmon Grove is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Grove
• Pleasant Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Poplar Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Poplar Creek
  • From Lentzville to Poplar Creek
• Shanghai
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Shanghai is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
• Shoemaker Springs ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Shoemaker Springs is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Springs

How Far From Lentzville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lentzville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Athens, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lentzville to Athens, 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 177 miles [284.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 623 miles [1,002.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,217 miles [11,614.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,092 miles [8,194.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'