Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 East Brewton:
  • 31.090539, -87.055593
  • 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 East Brewton

• 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 Escambia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia County
  • Since East Brewton is near Santa Rosa County and also Escambia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Rosa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia 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 East Brewton

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Brewton ...

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.

• Century
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Century is located in Escambia County (FL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Century <1>
• Damascus
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Damascus is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
• Happy Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Happy Valley is located in Escambia County (FL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
• Janes Mill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Janes Mill is located in Conecuh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janes Mill
• Jay
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jay is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
• London
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • London is located in Conecuh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
• Oyster Lodge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Oyster Lodge is located in Escambia County (FL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Lodge
• Pea Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pea Ridge is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
• Riverview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Riverview is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
• Rock Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Hill is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
• Sellersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sellersville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersville

How Far From East Brewton 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 city such as East Brewton to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Brewton, which is the Seat of Escambia County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from East Brewton to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 781 miles [1,256.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,678 miles [10,747.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,377 miles [11,872.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,257 miles [8,460.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'