Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Betts Lower 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 Betts Lower Landing:
  • 31.207673, -87.849718
  • 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 Betts Lower 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Since Betts Lower Landing is near Baldwin County and also Mobile County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile 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 Betts Lower Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Betts Lower 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.

• Georgetown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Holders Ferry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Holders Ferry is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holders Ferry
• Island Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Island Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Landing
• Laurel Shanty Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Laurel Shanty Landing is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Shanty Landing
• Little River
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Little River is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little River <1>
• Malcolm
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Malcolm is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
• Manns Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Manns Ferry is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Ferry
• Nelson Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Nelson Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Landing
• Silver Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Silver Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Landing
• Tensaw
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw

How Far From Betts Lower Landing 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 Betts Lower 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 Betts Lower Landing and extending to:

• Grove Hill, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Betts Lower Landing to Grove Hill, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 808 miles [1,300.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,706 miles [10,792.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,409 miles [11,923.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,287 miles [8,508.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'