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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 Marlow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marlow 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 Marlow:
- 30.460502, -87.799594
- 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 Marlow
- 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 Marlow is near Mobile County and also Escambia 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 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 Marlow
Communities Also Named Marlow ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Marlow.
Within Alabama, the name Marlow is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Effingham County
- This Marlow is located in Effingham County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Marlow that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Effingham County community of Marlow.
- Hall County
- This Marlow is located in Hall County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km] to the northeast of the Marlow that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Marlow.
- Illinois
- Jefferson County
- This Marlow is located in Jefferson County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the north of the Marlow that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Marlow.
- Kentucky
- Clinton County
- This Marlow is located in Clinton County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Marlow that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Marlow.
- Missouri
- Dunklin County
- This Marlow is located in Dunklin County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Marlow that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunklin County community of Marlow.
- New Hampshire
- Cheshire County
- This Marlow is located in Cheshire County and lies 1,224 miles [1,969.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Marlow that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Marlow.
- Oklahoma
- Stephens County
- This Marlow is located in Stephens County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Marlow that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stephens County community of Marlow.
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Marlow [Horry County].
- South Dakota
- Marshall County
- This Marlow is located in Marshall County and lies 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Marlow that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Marlow.
- Tennessee
- Anderson County
- This Marlow is located in Anderson County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Marlow that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Marlow.
- Texas
- Milam County
- This Marlow is located in Milam County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the west of the Marlow that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Milam County community of Marlow.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Marlow is located in Davis County and lies 1,523 miles [2,451 km]<1> to the northwest of the Marlow that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Marlow.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marlow ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clay City is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Darling Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Darling Landing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling Landing
- Fobbs Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fobbs Ferry is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fobbs Ferry
- Foots Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Foots Landing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Landing
- Houstonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Houstonville is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Magnolia Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- River Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- River Park is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Park
- Silverhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summerdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Turkey Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey Branch is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Branch
How Far From Marlow to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Marlow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marlow and extending to:
- Bay Minette, which is the Seat of Baldwin County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Marlow to Bay Minette, with an average speed<4> 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 159 miles [255.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 843 miles [1,356.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,740 miles [10,847 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,439 miles [11,971.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,319 miles [8,560.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marlow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Marlow could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Marlow 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 Marlow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4605, Longitude: -87.7996 In this case, the coordinates for Marlow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.028 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.275 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.274 degrees. |
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