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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 Little Texas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Texas and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Little Texas:
    • 32.442917, -85.568283
    • 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 Little Texas
  • 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
    • Since Little Texas is near Lee County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell 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 Little Texas

Communities Also Named Little Texas ...

We found eight communities that are also named Little Texas.

Within Alabama, the name Little Texas is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Scott County
      • This Little Texas is located in Scott County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Little Texas that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Little Texas.
    • Colorado
      • Adams County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Little Texas [Adams County].
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette County
      • This Little Texas is located in Fayette County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the north of the Little Texas that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Little Texas.
    • Louisiana
      • Assumption Parish
      • This Little Texas is located in Assumption Parish and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Little Texas that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Assumption Parish community of Little Texas.
    • Mississippi
      • Tunica County
      • This Little Texas is located in Tunica County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Little Texas that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tunica County community of Little Texas.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Little Texas is located in Greenville County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Little Texas that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Little Texas.
    • Tennessee
      • Williamson County
      • This Little Texas is located in Williamson County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Little Texas that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Little Texas.
    • Virginia
      • Southampton County
      • This Little Texas is located in Southampton County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Little Texas that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Southampton County community of Little Texas.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Texas ...

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.

  • Alliance
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Alliance is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Beehive
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Beehive is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
  • Boromville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Boromville is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boromville
  • Cloverleaf
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cloverleaf is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf
  • Creek Stand
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Creek Stand is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Stand
  • Mitchell Crossroads
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mitchell Crossroads is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Crossroads
  • Oak Hollow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Hollow is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
  • Pleasant Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Sand Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sand Hill is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Society Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Society Hill is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
  • Stonegate
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Stonegate is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
  • Tanglewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
  • Twin Creeks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Twin Creeks is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks
  • Warriorstand
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Warriorstand is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warriorstand

How Far From Little Texas to ...

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

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

  • Tuskegee, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies just to the West.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Little Texas to Montgomery, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,251 miles [11,669.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,130 miles [8,255.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little Texas) 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 Little Texas, 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 Little Texas 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 Little Texas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4429, Longitude: -85.5683       In this case, the coordinates for Little Texas have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.877 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.215 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.042 degrees.