Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dauphin Island:
  • 30.254177, -88.112509
  • 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 Dauphin Island

• 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 Dauphin Island is near Baldwin County and also Jackson 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 Jackson 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 Dauphin Island

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dauphin Island ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Darling Landing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Darling Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling Landing
• Fernland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Fernland is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernland
• Fobbs Ferry
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fobbs Ferry is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fobbs Ferry
• Foots Landing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Foots Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Landing
• Grand Bay
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Grand Bay is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Bay <1>
• Gulf Highlands
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Gulf Highlands is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Highlands
• Heron Bay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Heron Bay is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Bay
• Nelson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nelson is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
• Pinecrest
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinecrest is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Sunny Cove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Sunny Cove is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Cove
• Turkey Branch
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Turkey Branch is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Branch

How Far From Dauphin Island 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 town such as Dauphin Island to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Dauphin Island to Mobile, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 866 miles [1,393.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,763 miles [10,884 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,463 miles [12,010.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,342 miles [8,597.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'