Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Christmas 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 Christmas Landing:
  • 31.711548, -88.090564
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Christmas 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:
  • eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Since Christmas Landing is near Choctaw County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Christmas 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.

• Ballfield Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballfield Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballfield Landing
  • Ballfield Landing is located in Clarke County
• Center Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Center Point is located in Clarke County
• Coffeeville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
  • Coffeeville is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeeville <2>
• Coffeeville Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeeville Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville Ferry
  • Coffeeville Ferry is located in Choctaw County
• Coffeeville Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeeville Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville Landing
  • Coffeeville Landing is located in Clarke County
• Frankville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
  • Frankville is located in Washington County
• Silver Cross
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cross
  • Silver Cross is located in Washington County
• Tattlersville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tattlersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tattlersville
  • Tattlersville is located in Clarke County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Christmas Landing and extending to:

• Grove Hill, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Christmas Landing to Grove Hill, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 795 miles [1,279.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,692 miles [10,769.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,397 miles [11,904.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,275 miles [8,489.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Christmas Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/