Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gosport 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 Gosport Landing:
  • 31.546827, -87.578603
  • 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 Gosport 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Since Gosport Landing 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 Gosport Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gosport 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.

• Eureka Landing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Eureka Landing is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Landing
• Finchburg ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Finchburg is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
• Fountain
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Fountain is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
• Homewood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Homewood is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
• Howard Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Howard Landing is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Landing
• Manila
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Manila is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
• Marshall Upper Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Marshall Upper Landing is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Upper Landing
• Masons Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Masons Ferry is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Ferry
• Olivers Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Olivers Ferry is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Ferry
• Scratch Ankle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle

How Far From Gosport Landing 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 Gosport 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 Gosport Landing and extending to:

• Grove Hill, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gosport Landing to Grove Hill, 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 94 miles [151.3 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 780 miles [1,255.3 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 6,678 miles [10,747.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,381 miles [11,878.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,260 miles [8,465.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'