Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Younds Landing:
  • 32.821794, -85.854127
  • 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 Younds Landing

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Younds Landing ...

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.

• Erie ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Erie is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
• Flint Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Flint Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
• Island Home
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Island Home is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Home
• Our Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
• Piney Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Piney Point is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
• Ponders
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ponders is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponders
• River Bend ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • River Bend is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
• Robinson Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Robinson Ferry is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Ferry
• Rover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rover is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
• Still Waters
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Still Waters is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Waters
• Union
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Union is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Walnut Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

How Far From Younds Landing 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 Younds Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Dadeville, which is the Seat of Tallapoosa County, lies just to the East.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Younds Landing to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 647 miles [1,041.2 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 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 7,248 miles [11,664.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,126 miles [8,249.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'