Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Willow Creek Farms:
  • 32.608468, -85.529117
  • 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 Willow Creek Farms

• 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 Willow Creek Farms is near Macon County and also Chambers 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 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 Willow Creek Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow Creek Farms ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Beehive is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
• Cedar Brook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Brook is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
• Cloverleaf
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cloverleaf is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf
• Farmville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmville is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
• Forestdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Forestdale is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
• Granite Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Granite Hills is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hills
• James
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • James is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
• Oak Hollow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Hollow is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
• Pickwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pickwood is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwood
• Ridge Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ridge Grove is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Grove
• Sand Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sand Hill is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Stonegate
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Stonegate is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
• Tanglewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
• Village Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Village Hills is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Hills

How Far From Willow Creek Farms 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 Willow Creek Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Opelika, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Willow Creek Farms to Opelika, with an average speed<2> 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 47 miles [75.6 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 643 miles [1,034.8 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 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,242 miles [11,654.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,121 miles [8,241.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'