Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lovelace Crossroads:
  • 34.860920, -87.756696
  • 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 Lovelace Crossroads

• 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 Lauderdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
  • Since Lovelace Crossroads is near Colbert County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Lovelace Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lovelace Crossroads ...

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.

• Cloverdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Cypress Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
• Cypress Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cypress Forest is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Forest
• Cypress Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cypress Heights is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Heights
• Green Tree ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
• Mansion View
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mansion View is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansion View
• Mars Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
• Petersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Petersville is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
• Stoney Point ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Stoney Point is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
• Terrace View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Terrace View is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace View
• Three Forks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Three Forks is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
• Twin Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Twin Oaks is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks

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

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

• Florence, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Lovelace Crossroads to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,243 miles [11,656.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,118 miles [8,236.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'