Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Choctaw Bluff:
  • 31.388778, -87.788884
  • 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 Choctaw Bluff

• 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 Choctaw Bluff is near Monroe County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Choctaw Bluff

Curious and Interesting Names Near Choctaw Bluff ...

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.

• Carson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Carson is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
• Chrysler
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Chrysler is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrysler
• Eureka Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Eureka Landing is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Landing
• Georgetown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Holders Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Holders Ferry is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holders Ferry
• Little River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Manila
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Manila is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
• Mount Pleasant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Mount Pleasant Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant Landing is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant Landing
• Rockville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockville is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville

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

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

• Grove Hill, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Choctaw Bluff to Grove Hill, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 110 miles [177 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 797 miles [1,282.6 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 6,695 miles [10,774.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,398 miles [11,905.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,276 miles [8,490.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'