Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Goodway:
  • 31.336963, -87.424617
  • 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 Goodway

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goodway ...

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.

• Excel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Excel is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
• Halls Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Halls Crossroads is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossroads
• Homewood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Homewood is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
• Howard Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Howard Landing is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Landing
• Jack Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jack Springs is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Springs
• Little Rock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Little Rock is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
• Mineola
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Mineola is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
• Mount Pleasant
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • 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 Goodway to Mount Pleasant
• Olivers Ferry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Olivers Ferry is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Ferry
• Range
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Range is located in Conecuh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Range
  • From Goodway to Range
• Sardine
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Sardine is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardine
• Stanley Crossroads
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Stanley Crossroads is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Crossroads

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

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

• Monroeville, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Goodway to Monroeville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 97 miles [156.1 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 784 miles [1,261.7 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 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,384 miles [11,883.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,262 miles [8,468.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'