Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Grand Bay:
  • 30.476308, -88.342230
  • 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 Grand Bay

• 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 Grand Bay is near Jackson County and also George County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for George 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 Grand Bay

Communities Also Named Grand Bay ...

We found two communities that are also named Grand Bay.

Within Alabama, the name Grand Bay is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Brunswick
    • This Grand Bay lies 1,572 miles [2,529.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Grand Bay that is located in Mobile County.
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
    • We haven't found the location of this community yet.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grand Bay ...

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.

• Cloverdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cloverdale is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Fernland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fernland is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernland
• Helena
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Helena is located in Jackson County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
• Meadow Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadow Lake is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
• Nelson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Nelson is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
• Orange Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange Grove is located in Jackson County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
• Pecan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pecan is located in Jackson County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
• Pinecrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pinecrest is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Slaughter Flat Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Slaughter Flat Landing is located in Jackson County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Flat Landing
• Union Church
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Union Church is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grand Bay and extending to:

• Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grand Bay to Mobile, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 178 miles [286.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 864 miles [1,390.5 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 6,762 miles [10,882.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,463 miles [12,010.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,342 miles [8,597.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'