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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Canebrake:
    • 30.654358, -88.194447
    • 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 Canebrake
  • 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 Mobile County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile County
    • Since Canebrake is near Jackson County and also Baldwin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin 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 Canebrake

Communities Also Named Canebrake ...

We found four communities that are also named Canebrake.

Within Alabama, the name Canebrake is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Kern County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Canebrake [Kern County].
    • Louisiana
      • Concordia Parish
      • This Canebrake is located in Concordia Parish and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Canebrake that is located in Mobile County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Concordia Parish community of Canebrake.
    • Tennessee
      • Rutherford County
      • This Canebrake is located in Rutherford County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Canebrake that is located in Mobile County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Canebrake.
    • West Virginia
      • McDowell County
      • This Canebrake is located in McDowell County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Canebrake that is located in Mobile County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Canebrake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Canebrake ...

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.

  • Cottage Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cottage Hill is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
  • Deerwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Deerwood is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Edgefield
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Edgefield is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
  • Lloyds
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lloyds is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
  • Meadow Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadow Lake is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
  • Orchard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Orchard is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
  • Park Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Park Forest is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
  • Pine Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Pine Run is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
  • Regency
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Regency is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
  • Spring Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Valley is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Suburban Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Suburban Heights is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Heights
  • Sugar Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sugar Creek is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
  • Sunset Ranch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunset Ranch is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ranch
  • Timbers
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Timbers is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbers

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

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

  • Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Canebrake to Mobile, with an average speed<3> 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 163 miles [262.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 849 miles [1,366.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,747 miles [10,858.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,449 miles [11,988 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,327 miles [8,573 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Canebrake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Canebrake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Canebrake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Canebrake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6544, Longitude: -88.1944       In this case, the coordinates for Canebrake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.279 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.594 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.39 degrees.