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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 Nokomis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nokomis 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 Nokomis:
- 31.010182, -87.564707
- 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 Nokomis
- 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 Nokomis 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 Nokomis
Communities Also Named Nokomis ...
We found five communities that are also named Nokomis.
Within Alabama, the name Nokomis is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Sarasota County
- This Nokomis is located in Sarasota County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Nokomis that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarasota County community of Nokomis.
- Illinois
- Montgomery County
- This Nokomis is located in Montgomery County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the north of the Nokomis that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Nokomis.
- Minnesota
- Hennepin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Nokomis [Hennepin County].
- Saskatchewan
- This Nokomis lies 1,671 miles [2,689.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Nokomis that is located in Escambia County.
- Virginia
- Northumberland County
- This Nokomis is located in Northumberland County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the northeast of the Nokomis that is located in Escambia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Nokomis.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nokomis ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Canoe is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
- Freemanville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Freemanville is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemanville
- Jack Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jack Springs is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Springs
- John Gayler Grant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- John Gayler Grant is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Gayler Grant
- Lottie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lottie is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottie
- Malta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Malta is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Martinville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Martinville is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Redtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Redtown is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
- Robinsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Robinsonville is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Walnut Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Nokomis 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 Nokomis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nokomis and extending to:
- Brewton, which is the Seat of Escambia County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nokomis to Brewton, with an average speed<4> 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 120 miles [193.1 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 806 miles [1,297.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,703 miles [10,787.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,404 miles [11,915.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,283 miles [8,502.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nokomis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Nokomis 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Nokomis 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 Nokomis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0102, Longitude: -87.5647 In this case, the coordinates for Nokomis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.94 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.249 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.088 degrees. |
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