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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 Loree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loree 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 Loree:
- 31.487386, -87.089978
- 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 Loree
- 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 Conecuh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Conecuh County
- Since Loree is near Monroe County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Loree
Communities Also Named Loree ...
We found two communities that are also named Loree.
Within Alabama, the name Loree is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Miami County
- This Loree is located in Miami County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the north of the Loree that is located in Conecuh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Loree.
- Ontario
- This Loree lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Loree that is located in Conecuh County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Loree ...
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.
- Bermuda
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Bookers Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bookers Mill is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookers Mill
- Burnt Corn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- China
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- China is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
- Cooks Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks Crossroads is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Crossroads
- Evergreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fowler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fowler is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Green Street
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Green Street is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Street
- Harpers Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harpers Store is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Store
- Stokes
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stokes is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
How Far From Loree 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 Loree to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Loree and extending to:
- Evergreen, which is the Seat of Conecuh County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Loree to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 763 miles [1,227.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,660 miles [10,718.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,362 miles [11,848 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,240 miles [8,433 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- Loree) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Loree 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 Loree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4874, Longitude: -87.0900 In this case, the coordinates for Loree have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.702 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.038 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.819 degrees. |
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