Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McRitchie Mill:
  • 32.619300, -85.632453
  • 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 McRitchie Mill

• 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
  • Since McRitchie Mill is near Macon County and also Tallapoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa 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 McRitchie Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near McRitchie Mill ...

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.

• Beehive
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Beehive is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
• Cedar Brook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Brook is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
• Cloverleaf
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cloverleaf is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf
• Farmville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Farmville is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
• Forestdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Forestdale is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
• Golddust
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Golddust is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golddust
• Granite Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Granite Hills is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hills
• James
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • James is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
• Jamesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jamesville is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
• Liberty City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Liberty City is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
• Mary
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mary is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
• Pickwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pickwood is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwood
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Ridge Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ridge Grove is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Grove
  • Sand Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sand Hill is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Stonegate
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Stonegate is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
  • Tanglewood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

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

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

• Opelika, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from McRitchie Mill to Opelika, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 647 miles [1,041.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,246 miles [11,661.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,125 miles [8,247.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'