Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Meadow Lane Estates:
  • 30.757133, -88.201393
  • 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 Meadow Lane Estates

• 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 Meadow Lane Estates 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 Meadow Lane Estates

Communities Also Named Meadow Lane Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Meadow Lane Estates.

There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Meadow Lane Estates.

Beyond Alabama.

• Communities Located In Alabama ...
  • Madison County
    • This Meadow Lane Estates is located in Madison County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Meadow Lane Estates that is located in Mobile County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Meadow Lane Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadow Lane Estates ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Deerwood is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Eight Mile
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Eight Mile is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Mile
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eight Mile <2>
• Indian Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Indian Hills is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Indian Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Indian Springs is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Orchard
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Orchard is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
• Park Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Park Forest is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
• Pine Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pine Run is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
• Ponderosa
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ponderosa is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
• Scenic Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Scenic Hills is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
• Whistler
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Whistler is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler

How Far From Meadow Lane Estates 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 Meadow Lane Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Meadow Lane Estates and extending to:

• Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Meadow Lane Estates to Mobile, with an average speed<3> 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 158 miles [254.3 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<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,444 miles [11,980 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,323 miles [8,566.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'