Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gladys 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 Gladys Landing:
  • 32.784576, -88.066409
  • 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 Gladys 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Gladys Landing is near Sumter County and also Hale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hale 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 Gladys Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gladys 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.

• Braggville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Braggville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggville
• Craigs Ferry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Craigs Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Ferry
• Five Points
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Fowler
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fowler is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
• Hillman Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hillman Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Ferry
• Lizzieville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lizzieville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
• Lukes Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lukes Landing is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukes Landing
• Thornhill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Thornhill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill

How Far From Gladys Landing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gladys 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 Gladys Landing and extending to:

• Eutaw, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gladys Landing to Eutaw, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 747 miles [1,202.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,639 miles [10,684.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,349 miles [11,827.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,225 miles [8,408.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'