Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lilita:
  • 32.483749, -88.128356
  • 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 Lilita

• 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
  • Since Lilita is near Marengo County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marengo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Lilita

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lilita ...

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.

• Brewersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brewersville is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
• Deans Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Deans Landing is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Landing
• Derby
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Derby is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
• Dug Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dug Hill is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
• Intercourse
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Intercourse is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
• Moore Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Moore Town is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
• Moscow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Moscow is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
• Moscow Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Moscow Ferry is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Ferry
• Scratch Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Scratch Hill is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Hill
• Zion Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Zion Hill is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

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

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

• Livingston, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Lilita 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 762 miles [1,226.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,656 miles [10,711.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,365 miles [11,852.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,241 miles [8,434.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'