Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Gillis

• 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 Mount Gillis:
  • 31.089067, -87.522206
  • 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 Mount Gillis

• 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 Escambia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia County
  • Since Mount Gillis is near Baldwin County and also Escambia 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 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 Mount Gillis

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Gillis ...

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.

• Canoe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Canoe is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
• Freemanville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Freemanville is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemanville
• Jack Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jack Springs is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Springs
• Little Rock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Little Rock is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
• Lottie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lottie is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottie
• Malta
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Malta is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
• Martinville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Martinville is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
• Pleasant Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Redtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Redtown is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
• Robinsonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Robinsonville is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville

How Far From Mount Gillis 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 Mount Gillis to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Brewton, which is the Seat of Escambia County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Gillis to Brewton, 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 114 miles [183.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 800 miles [1,287.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,698 miles [10,779.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,399 miles [11,907.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,278 miles [8,494.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'