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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 Lily Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lily Grove 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 Lily Grove:
- 32.452358, -86.904431
- 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 Lily Grove
- 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 Dallas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- Since Lily Grove is near Autauga County and also Lowndes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Autauga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes 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 Lily Grove
Communities Also Named Lily Grove ...
We found one communities that are also named Lily Grove.
Within Alabama, the name Lily Grove is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Lily Grove in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Claiborne County
- This Lily Grove is located in Claiborne County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lily Grove that is located in Dallas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Lily Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lily Grove ...
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.
- Bonita
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bonita is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Casey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Casey is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Evergreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Jones
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Manila
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Manila is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Mulberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Peace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Peace is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace
- Sunset Mill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sunset Mill Village is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Mill Village
- Valley Creek Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Lily Grove 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 Lily Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Lily Grove once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Lily Grove and extending to:
- Selma, which is the Seat of Dallas County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Lily Grove to Montgomery, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 709 miles [1,141 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,311 miles [11,765.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,189 miles [8,350.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Lily Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lily Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Lily Grove 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 Lily Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4524, Longitude: -86.9044 In this case, the coordinates for Lily Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.666 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.129 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.558 degrees. |
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