Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Loyola Villa:
  • 30.500750, -87.924438
  • 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 Loyola Villa

• 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 Baldwin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
  • Since Loyola Villa is near Mobile County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile 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 Loyola Villa

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loyola Villa ...

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.

• Clay City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Clay City is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
• Darling Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Darling Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling Landing
• Fobbs Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fobbs Ferry is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fobbs Ferry
• Foots Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Foots Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Landing
• Houstonville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Houstonville is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
• Park City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Park City is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
• River Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • River Park is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Park
• Seacliff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Seacliff is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacliff
• Turkey Branch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Turkey Branch is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Branch
• Yelling Settlement
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Yelling Settlement is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelling Settlement

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

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

• Bay Minette, which is the Seat of Baldwin County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Loyola Villa to Bay Minette, 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 just over a day.
• 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 846 miles [1,361.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,743 miles [10,851.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,443 miles [11,978.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,322 miles [8,564.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'