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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 Mobile, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mobile 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 Mobile:
- 30.691591, -88.046089
- 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 Mobile
- 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 Mobile 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 Mobile
Communities Also Named Mobile ...
We found four communities that are also named Mobile.
There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Mobile.
Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Conecuh County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Mobile [Conecuh County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Mobile is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,426 miles [2,294.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Mobile that is located in Mobile County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Mobile.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Mobile lies 2,181 miles [3,510 km]<2> to the northeast of the Mobile that is located in Mobile County.
- Texas
- Tyler County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Tyler County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tyler County community of Mobile.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mobile ...
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.
- Chickasaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cottage Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage Hill is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Deerwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Deerwood is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Eight Mile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Park is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Gulf Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gulf Dale is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Dale
- Lloyds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyds is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Magazine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Magazine is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
- Plateau
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Plateau is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Regency
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Regency is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
- Spanish Fort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Summerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summerville is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Sunset Ranch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Ranch is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ranch
- Whistler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whistler is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
How Far From Mobile 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 city such as Mobile to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mobile and extending to:
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Mobile to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 841 miles [1,353.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,739 miles [10,845.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,440 miles [11,973.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,319 miles [8,560.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Mobile 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mobile) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mobile, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Mobile 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 Mobile. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6916, Longitude: -88.0461 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.195 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.501 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.327 degrees. |
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