Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Faustinas:
  • 30.433809, -88.105555
  • 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 Faustinas

• 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 Faustinas 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 Faustinas

Curious and Interesting Names Near Faustinas ...

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.

• Darling Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Darling Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling Landing
• Fernland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Fernland is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernland
• Foots Landing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Foots Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Landing
• Forest Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Forest Park is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Gulf Dale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Gulf Dale is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Dale
• Heron Bay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Heron Bay is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Bay
• Houstonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Houstonville is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
• Lloyds
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Lloyds is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
• Meadow Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadow Lake is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Nelson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Nelson is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Quail Run
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Quail Run is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
  • Spring Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Spring Valley is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Suburban Heights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Suburban Heights is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Heights
  • Sunny Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sunny Cove is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Cove
  • Sunset Ranch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Sunset Ranch is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ranch

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

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

• Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Faustinas to Mobile, 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 171 miles [275.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 857 miles [1,379.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,754 miles [10,869.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,454 miles [11,996.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,334 miles [8,584.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'