Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Nelson Landing:
  • 31.085734, -87.863606
  • 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 Nelson Landing

• 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 Nelson Landing is near Mobile County and also Clarke 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 Clarke 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 Nelson Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nelson Landing ...

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.

• Bucks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bucks is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucks <1>
• Happy Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Happy Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hill
• Island Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Island Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Landing
• Laurel Shanty Landing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Laurel Shanty Landing is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Shanty Landing
• Malcolm
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Malcolm is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
• Manns Ferry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Manns Ferry is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Ferry
• Mud Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Mud Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Landing
• Rice Creek Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rice Creek Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek Landing
• Sand Landing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sand Landing is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Landing
• Shell Landing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Shell Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
• Silver Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Silver Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Landing
• Tensaw
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw

How Far From Nelson Landing 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 Nelson Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Nelson Landing and extending to:

• Bay Minette, which is the Seat of Baldwin County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nelson Landing to Bay Minette, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 128 miles [206 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 815 miles [1,311.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,712 miles [10,801.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,415 miles [11,933.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,293 miles [8,518.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'