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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Magnolia Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Magnolia Beach and the surrounding area.
- 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 Magnolia Beach:
- 30.515750, -87.917493
- 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 Magnolia Beach
- 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 Magnolia Beach 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 Magnolia Beach
Communities Also Named Magnolia Beach ...
We found five communities that are also named Magnolia Beach.
Within Alabama, the name Magnolia Beach is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Bay County
- This Magnolia Beach is located in Bay County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the east of the Magnolia Beach that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Magnolia Beach.
- Hillsborough County
- This Magnolia Beach is located in Hillsborough County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km] to the east southeast of the Magnolia Beach that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Magnolia Beach.
- Tennessee
- Lake County
- This Magnolia Beach is located in Lake County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the north of the Magnolia Beach that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Magnolia Beach.
- Texas
- Calhoun County
- This Magnolia Beach is located in Calhoun County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Magnolia Beach that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Magnolia Beach.
- Washington
- King County
- This Magnolia Beach is located in King County and lies 2,164 miles [3,482.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Magnolia Beach that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Magnolia Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Magnolia Beach ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clay City is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Darling Landing
(5 miles [8 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
(7 miles [11.3 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 southeast)
- Houstonville is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Park City
(8 miles [12.9 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seacliff is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacliff
- Turkey Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Branch is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Branch
- Yelling Settlement
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yelling Settlement is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelling Settlement
How Far From Magnolia Beach 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 Magnolia Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Magnolia Beach and extending to:
- Bay Minette, which is the Seat of Baldwin County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Magnolia Beach 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 160 miles [257.5 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 845 miles [1,359.9 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 6,742 miles [10,850.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,442 miles [11,976.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,321 miles [8,563.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Magnolia Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Magnolia Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Magnolia Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5158, Longitude: -87.9175 In this case, the coordinates for Magnolia Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.102 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.369 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.309 degrees. |
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