Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Spring Villa:
  • 32.588469, -85.311333
  • 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 Spring Villa

• 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 Spring Villa is near Russell County and also Chambers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers 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 Spring Villa

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring Villa ...

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.

• Crooked Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Crooked Creek is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
• Edgewood Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgewood Forest is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Forest
• Five Points
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Points is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Glen Haven
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Glen Haven is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
• Hallway
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hallway is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallway
• Hopewell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hopewell is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• India Lakes
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • India Lakes is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Lakes
• Indian Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Indian Hills is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Meadows Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadows Crossroads is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Crossroads
• Meadows Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadows Mill is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Mill
• Mitchell Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mitchell Crossroads is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Crossroads
• Prince Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
• Rocky Brook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rocky Brook is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook
• Union Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Union Crossroads is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads

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

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

• Opelika, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Spring Villa to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 635 miles [1,021.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,233 miles [11,640.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,112 miles [8,227 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'