Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bluffport:
  • 32.594025, -88.115578
  • 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 Bluffport

• 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
  • Since Bluffport is near Greene County and also Marengo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marengo 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 Bluffport

Communities Also Named Bluffport ...

We found one communities that are also named Bluffport.

Within Alabama, the name Bluffport is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Bluffport in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Montana
    • Prairie County
    • This Bluffport is located in Prairie County and lies 1,330 miles [2,140.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bluffport that is located in Sumter County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prairie County community of Bluffport.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bluffport ...

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.

• Braggville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Braggville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggville
• Brewersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Brewersville is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
• Dug Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dug Hill is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
• Fowler
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fowler is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
• Hall Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hall Creek is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Creek
• Hillman Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillman Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Ferry
• Lukes Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lukes Landing is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukes Landing
• Moore Town
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Moore Town is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
• Zion Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Zion Hill is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bluffport and extending to:

• Livingston, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies just to the West.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Bluffport to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 757 miles [1,218.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,650 miles [10,702.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,359 miles [11,843.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,236 miles [8,426.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'