Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McKenzie Courts:
  • 33.187619, -87.578896
  • 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 McKenzie Courts

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near McKenzie Courts ...

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.

• Cedar Crest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Crest is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
• Cherry Dale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cherry Dale is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dale
• Cloverdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cloverdale is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Dearing Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Dearing Place is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing Place
• Fairlawn
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fairlawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
• Fernridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fernridge is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernridge
• Forest Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Forest Lake is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
• Gardendale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Gardendale is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
• Green Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Green Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
• Green Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Green Valley is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Greenview
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Greenview is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
• Guilds Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Guilds Woods is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilds Woods
• Continue List   (16 more) ...
  • Hays Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hays Court is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Court
  • Hickory Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Forest is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
  • Hillcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hillcrest is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Lincoln Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Meadow Lawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Meadow Lawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lawn
  • Meadowbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Mimosa Highlands
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mimosa Highlands is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Highlands
  • Rosedale
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Rosedale is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Rosedale Courts
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Rosedale Courts is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Courts
  • Royal Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Royal Pines is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
  • Snow Terrace
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Snow Terrace is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Terrace
  • South Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • South Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
  • Springbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Springbrook is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
  • Twin Manor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Twin Manor is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Manor
  • University Lane
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • University Lane is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Lane
  • University Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • University Place is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place

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

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

• Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from McKenzie Courts to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 707 miles [1,137.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,309 miles [11,762.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,185 miles [8,344.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'