Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lynntown:
  • 34.430649, -86.705275
  • 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 Lynntown

• 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Since Lynntown is near Marshall County and also Cullman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cullman 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 Lynntown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lynntown ...

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.

• Apple Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
• Bluff City ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bluff City is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
• County Line
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • County Line is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
• Gum Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gum Spring is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Spring
• Lacey's Spring
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lacey's Spring is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey's Spring
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey's Spring <1>
• Lewis Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lewis Ferry is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Ferry
• Peach Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Peach Grove is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
• Rocky Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rocky Point is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
• Six Mile
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Six Mile is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile
• Stringer
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Stringer is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
• Union
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Union is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Union Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Hill is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
• Woodland Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Woodland Mills is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lynntown and extending to:

• Decatur, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lynntown to Decatur, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 617 miles [993 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,092 miles [8,194.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'