Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Petaluma:
  • 30.716856, -88.274451
  • 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 Petaluma

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

Communities Also Named Petaluma ...

We found one communities that are also named Petaluma.

Within Alabama, the name Petaluma is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Petaluma in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Sonoma County
    • This Petaluma is located in Sonoma County and lies 2,011 miles [3,236.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Petaluma that is located in Mobile County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Petaluma.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Petaluma ...

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.

• Deerwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Deerwood is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Indian Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Hills is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Indian Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Springs is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Orchard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Orchard is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
• Park Forest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Park Forest is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
• Pine Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Run is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
• Ponderosa
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ponderosa is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
• Scenic Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Scenic Hills is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
• Seven Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Seven Hills is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
• Sugar Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sugar Creek is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
• Tanner Williams
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Tanner Williams is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Williams
• Timbers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Timbers is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbers

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Petaluma and extending to:

• Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Petaluma to Mobile, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 163 miles [262.3 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 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 850 miles [1,367.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,748 miles [10,859.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,450 miles [11,989.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,328 miles [8,574.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'