Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Neshota:
  • 30.639358, -88.089166
  • 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 Neshota

• 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 Neshota 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 Neshota

Curious and Interesting Names Near Neshota ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cottage Hill is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
• Deerwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Deerwood is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Edgefield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Edgefield is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
• Forest Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Forest Park is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Gulf Dale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Gulf Dale is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Dale
• Lloyds
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lloyds is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
• Magazine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Magazine is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
• Plateau
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Plateau is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
• Regency
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Regency is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
• Spring Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Spring Valley is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Suburban Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Suburban Heights is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Heights
• Sugar Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sugar Creek is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
• Sunset Ranch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sunset Ranch is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ranch
• Timbers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Timbers is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbers

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

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

• Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Neshota 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 846 miles [1,361.5 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<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,445 miles [11,981.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,323 miles [8,566.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'