Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Perdido:
  • 31.00933, -87.626923
  • 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 Perdido

• 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 Perdido is near Escambia County and also Escambia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia 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 Perdido

Curious and Interesting Names Near Perdido ...

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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Canoe is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
• Freemanville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Freemanville is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemanville
• Jack Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jack Springs is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Springs
• John Gayler Grant
  (11 miles [17.7 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 north)
  • Lottie is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottie
• Malta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Malta is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
• Martinville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Martinville is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
• Pleasant Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Redtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Redtown is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
• Robinsonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Robinsonville is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
• Walnut Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut Hill is located in Escambia County (FL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Hill <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Walnut Hill
  • From Perdido to Walnut Hill

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

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

• Bay Minette, which is the Seat of Baldwin County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Perdido to Bay Minette, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 122 miles [196.3 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 808 miles [1,300.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,706 miles [10,792.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,407 miles [11,920.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,286 miles [8,507 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'