Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Compton 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 Compton Landing:
  • 32.129036, -88.040293
  • 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 Compton 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 Marengo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marengo County
  • Since Compton Landing is near Choctaw County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Compton Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Compton 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.

• Aimwell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Aimwell is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
• Campground
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Campground is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground
• Choctaw City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
• Gays Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Gays Ferry is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Ferry
• Geneva
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Geneva is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
• Half Acre
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Half Acre is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
  • Former names for Half Acre:
  • Hell's Half Acre
  • Luther's Store
• Indian Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Springs is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Little Walker
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Little Walker is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Walker
• Lotts Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lotts Ferry is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotts Ferry
• Murphys Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Murphys Ferry is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Ferry

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Compton Landing and extending to:

• Linden, which is the Seat of Marengo County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Compton Landing to Linden, with an average speed<2> 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 103 miles [165.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 774 miles [1,245.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,670 miles [10,734.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,377 miles [11,872.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,254 miles [8,455.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'