Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Loango:
  • 31.329614, -86.648852
  • 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 Loango

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loango ...

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.

• Boston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Boston is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
• Centerville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Centerville is located in Conecuh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Clearview
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Clearview is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Coldwater
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Coldwater is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
• Dixie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Dixie is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Dunns
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunns is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns
• Flat Rock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Flat Rock is located in Conecuh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Georgiaville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgiaville is located in Conecuh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgiaville
• Libertyville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Libertyville is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
• Paul
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Paul is located in Conecuh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
• Red Level
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Red Level is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
• Stanley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Stanley is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley

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

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

• Andalusia, which is the Seat of Covington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Loango to Andalusia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 752 miles [1,210.2 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 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,348 miles [11,825.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,228 miles [8,413.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'