Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Howells Ferry Heights:
  • 30.743800, -88.261117
  • 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 Howells Ferry Heights

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Howells Ferry Heights ...

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.

• Deerwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Deerwood is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Indian Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Hills is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Indian Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Springs is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Orchard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Orchard is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
• Park Forest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Park Forest is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
• Pine Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Run is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
• Ponderosa
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ponderosa is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
• Regency
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Regency is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
• Scenic Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Scenic Hills is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
• Seven Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Seven Hills is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
• Sugar Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sugar Creek is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
• Tanner Williams
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Tanner Williams is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Williams
• Timbers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Timbers is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbers

How Far From Howells Ferry Heights 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 Howells Ferry Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Howells Ferry Heights to Mobile, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 161 miles [259.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 848 miles [1,364.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full 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 6,746 miles [10,856.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,448 miles [11,986.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,326 miles [8,571.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'