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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 Lovettville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lovettville 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 Lovettville:
- 34.648980, -87.210573
- 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 Lovettville
- 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Since Lovettville is near Morgan County and also Limestone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone 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 Lovettville
Communities Also Named Lovettville ...
We found one communities that are also named Lovettville.
Within Alabama, the name Lovettville is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Lovettville in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Lovettville lies 1,916 miles [3,083.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lovettville that is located in Lawrence County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lovettville ...
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.
- Brickhouse Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brickhouse Ford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhouse Ford
- Brides Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brides Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brides Hill
- Fish Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fish Pond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Pond
- Flower Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flower Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill
- Jerusalem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Longtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Longtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Mountain Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Paradise Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paradise Shores is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Shores
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Poplar Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Poplar Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Point
- Riverview ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Riverview is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Terry Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Terry Heights is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Heights
- Terrytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Terrytown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrytown
- Trinity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Lovettville 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 Lovettville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lovettville and extending to:
- Moulton, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lovettville to Moulton, with an average speed<3> 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 165 miles [265.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 634 miles [1,020.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,514 miles [10,483.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,228 miles [11,632.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,104 miles [8,214.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lovettville) 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 Lovettville 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 Lovettville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6490, Longitude: -87.2106 In this case, the coordinates for Lovettville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.99 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.806 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.219 degrees. |
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