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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 Lydia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lydia 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 Lydia:
- 34.433144, -85.850804
- 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 Lydia
- 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Lydia is near Jackson County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Lydia
Communities Also Named Lydia ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Lydia.
Within Alabama, the name Lydia is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Kearny County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lydia [Kearny County].
- Wichita County
- This Lydia is located in Wichita County and lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Lydia that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wichita County community of Lydia.
- Louisiana
- Iberia Parish
- This Lydia is located in Iberia Parish and lies 466 miles [750 km]<2> to the southwest of the Lydia that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberia Parish community of Lydia.
- Maryland
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Lydia [Washington County].
- Minnesota
- Scott County
- This Lydia is located in Scott County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Lydia that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Lydia.
- North Carolina
- Sampson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Lydia [Sampson County].
- Oklahoma
- Lincoln County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Lydia [Lincoln County].
- South Carolina
- Darlington County
- This Lydia is located in Darlington County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<2> to the east of the Lydia that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Lydia.
- Texas
- Red River County
- This Lydia is located in Red River County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<2> to the west of the Lydia that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River County community of Lydia.
- Virginia
- Greene County
- This Lydia is located in Greene County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<2> to the northeast of the Lydia that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Lydia.
- West Virginia
- Clay County
- This Lydia is located in Clay County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Lydia that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Lydia.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lydia ...
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.
- Bootsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Guest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- Hughes Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hughes Mill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Mill
- Luna ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Peeks Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peeks Corner is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeks Corner
- Pine Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Plainview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Pleasant Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pope is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Rainsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Lydia 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 Lydia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lydia and extending to:
- Fort Payne, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the East.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Lydia to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 576 miles [927 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,178 miles [11,551.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,054 miles [8,133.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Lydia could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Lydia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lydia 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 Lydia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4331, Longitude: -85.8508 In this case, the coordinates for Lydia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.154 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.811 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.709 degrees. |
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