Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lofty:
  • 33.462890, -85.399952
  • 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 Lofty

• 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Since Lofty is near Cleburne County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Lofty

Communities Also Named Lofty ...

We found one communities that are also named Lofty.

Within Alabama, the name Lofty is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Lofty in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Schuylkill County
    • This Lofty is located in Schuylkill County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lofty that is located in Randolph County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Lofty.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lofty ...

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.

• Bucktown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bucktown is located in Carroll County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
• Cavers Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cavers Grove is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavers Grove
• Gold Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Gold Ridge is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Ridge
• Graham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Graham is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
• Hawk
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hawk is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk
• Hightower
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hightower is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
• Liberty Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Liberty Grove is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
• Providence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Providence is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Rockdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockdale is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Trickem
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Trickem is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickem
• Union
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Union is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Union Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Union Hill is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

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

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

• Wedowee, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lofty to Wedowee, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 597 miles [960.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,495 miles [10,452.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,200 miles [11,587.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,077 miles [8,170.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'