Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Louina:
  • 33.124564, -85.552176
  • 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 Louina

• 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 Louina is near Chambers County and also Tallapoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa 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 Louina

Curious and Interesting Names Near Louina ...

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.

• Almond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Almond is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
• Bishop Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bishop Ferry is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Ferry
• Blake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Blake is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
• Clackville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Clackville is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
• Denny Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Denny Ferry is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Ferry
• Friendship
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Friendship is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Frog Eye
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
• High Pine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • High Pine is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Pine
• Milltown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Milltown is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Motley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Motley is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
• Red Level
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Level is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
• Wait Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wait Ferry is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wait Ferry

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

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

• Wedowee, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Louina to Wedowee, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 67 miles [107.8 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 620 miles [997.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,221 miles [11,621.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,099 miles [8,206 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'