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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 Mount Lebanon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Lebanon and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Mount Lebanon:
    • 34.864533, -86.607217
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mount Lebanon
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Mount Lebanon ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Mount Lebanon.

Within Alabama, the name Mount Lebanon is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Jessamine County
      • This Mount Lebanon is located in Jessamine County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mount Lebanon that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jessamine County community of Mount Lebanon.
    • Louisiana
      • Bienville Parish
      • This Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Lebanon that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bienville Parish community of Mount Lebanon.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Mount Lebanon is located in Montgomery County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mount Lebanon that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Mount Lebanon.
    • New Jersey
      • Hunterdon County
      • This Mount Lebanon is located in Hunterdon County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mount Lebanon that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Mount Lebanon.
    • New York
      • Columbia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Mount Lebanon [Columbia County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Mount Lebanon is located in Allegheny County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mount Lebanon that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Mount Lebanon.
    • Tennessee
      • Decatur County
      • This Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mount Lebanon that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Mount Lebanon.
      • Dickson County
      • This Mount Lebanon is located in Dickson County and lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the north northwest of the Mount Lebanon that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickson County community of Mount Lebanon.
      • Lawrence County
      • This Mount Lebanon is located in Lawrence County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the west northwest of the Mount Lebanon that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Mount Lebanon.
      • Tipton County
      • This Mount Lebanon is located in Tipton County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the west northwest of the Mount Lebanon that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Mount Lebanon.
    • Texas
      • Upshur County
      • Although located in Upshur County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Mount Lebanon.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Lebanon ...

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 Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
    • Cedar Valley is located in Madison County
  • Chase
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
    • Chase is located in Madison County
  • Cherokee Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
    • Cherokee Hills is located in Madison County
  • Cherry Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
    • Cherry Creek is located in Madison County
  • Five Points
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Madison County
  • Glen Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
    • Glen Park is located in Madison County
  • Grove Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
    • Grove Park is located in Madison County
  • Hazel Green
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jeff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
    • Jeff is located in Madison County
  • Key's Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Key's Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
    • Key's Mill is located in Madison County
  • Meadow Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Hills
    • Meadow Hills is located in Madison County
  • Mercury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
    • Mercury is located in Madison County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Meridianville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Normal
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
      • Normal is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normal <4>
    • Rolling Meadows
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Madison County
    • Stag Run
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stag Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stag Run
      • Stag Run is located in Madison County
    • Sulphur Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Madison County
    • Valley Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
      • Valley Park is located in Madison County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Lebanon and extending to:

  • Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Lebanon to Huntsville, with an average speed<5> 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 172 miles [276.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 597 miles [960.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,479 miles [10,426.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,193 miles [11,576 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,068 miles [8,156.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Lebanon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Lebanon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Lebanon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8645, Longitude: -86.6072       In this case, the coordinates for Mount Lebanon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Mount Lebanon 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.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Mount Lebanon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.633 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.423 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.92 degrees.









 

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