Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gainestown:
  • 31.445570, -87.693306
  • 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 Gainestown

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Since Gainestown is near Monroe County and also Baldwin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin 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 Gainestown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gainestown ...

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.

• Choctaw Bluff
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Choctaw Bluff is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Bluff
• Eureka Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Eureka Landing is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Landing
• Homewood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Homewood is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
• Howard Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Howard Landing is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Landing
• Manila
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Manila is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
• Masons Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Masons Ferry is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Ferry
• Mount Pleasant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Pleasant
  • From Gainestown to Mount Pleasant
• Mount Pleasant Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mount Pleasant Landing is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant Landing
• Olivers Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Olivers Ferry is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Ferry
• Rockville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rockville is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rockville
  • From Gainestown to Rockville

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

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

• Grove Hill, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gainestown to Grove Hill, 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 northeast (NE). 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 790 miles [1,271.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,688 miles [10,763.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,391 miles [11,894.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,269 miles [8,479.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'