Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Barlow 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 Barlow Landing:
  • 30.957405, -87.872495
  • 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 Barlow 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 Baldwin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
  • Since Barlow Landing is near Mobile County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Barlow Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barlow 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.

• Axis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Axis is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
• Bucks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bucks is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucks <1>
• Carpenter
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Carpenter is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
• Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Crossroads is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Hurricane
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hurricane is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
• Island Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Island Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Landing
• Lower Hall Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lower Hall Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Hall Landing
• Mud Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mud Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Landing
• Nelson Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Nelson Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Landing
• Rice Creek Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rice Creek Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek Landing
• Sand Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sand Landing is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Landing
• Shell Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Shell Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
• Upper Hall Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Upper Hall Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Hall Landing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Barlow Landing and extending to:

• Bay Minette, which is the Seat of Baldwin County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Barlow Landing to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 821 miles [1,321.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,719 miles [10,813.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,421 miles [11,942.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,299 miles [8,527.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'