Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chastang:
  • 31.037385, -88.023933
  • 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 Chastang

• 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 Chastang is near Baldwin County and also Washington 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 Washington 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 Chastang

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chastang ...

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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Axis is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Axis
  • From Chastang to Axis
• Bucks
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bucks is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucks <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bucks
  • From Chastang to Bucks
• Celeste
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Celeste is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
• Happy Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Happy Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hill
• Hatters
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hatters is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatters
• Island Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Island Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Landing
• Malcolm
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Malcolm is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Malcolm
  • From Chastang to Malcolm
• Manns Ferry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Manns Ferry is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Ferry
• Mud Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mud Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Landing
• Nelson Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Nelson Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Landing
• Rice Creek Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rice Creek Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek Landing
• Sand Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Landing is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Landing
• Stage Coach Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Stage Coach Woods is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stage Coach Woods

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

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

• Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Chastang to Mobile, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 137 miles [220.5 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 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 824 miles [1,326.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,722 miles [10,818 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,424 miles [11,947.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,302 miles [8,532.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'