Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Michele 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 Michele Estates:
  • 30.597415, -88.108333
  • 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 Michele 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 Michele Estates is near Baldwin County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin 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 Michele Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Michele 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.

• Cottage Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottage Hill is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
• Edgefield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgefield is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
• Forest Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Park is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Gulf Dale
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Gulf Dale is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Dale
• Lloyds
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lloyds is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
• Quail Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Quail Run is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
• Regency
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Regency is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
• Spring Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Valley is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Suburban Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Suburban Heights is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Heights
• Sunset Ranch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset Ranch is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ranch

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

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

• Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Michele Estates to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 849 miles [1,366.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,746 miles [10,856.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,447 miles [11,984.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,326 miles [8,571.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'