Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lukes Landing:
  • 32.671245, -88.059187
  • 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 Lukes Landing

• 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
  • Since Lukes Landing is near Greene County and also Marengo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marengo 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 Lukes Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lukes Landing ...

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.

• Braggville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Braggville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggville
• Brewersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Brewersville is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
• Five Points
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Points is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Forkland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Forkland is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
• Fowler
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fowler is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
• Hillman Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hillman Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Ferry
• Lizzieville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lizzieville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
• Moore Town
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Moore Town is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
• Thornhill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Thornhill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
• Zion Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Zion Hill is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

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

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

• Livingston, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lukes Landing to Livingston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 751 miles [1,208.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,353 miles [11,833.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,230 miles [8,416.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'