Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Poarch:
  • 31.117400, -87.529429
  • 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 Poarch

• 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 Poarch is near Baldwin County and also Monroe 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 Monroe 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 Poarch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Poarch ...

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.

• Freemanville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Freemanville is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemanville
• Jack Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jack Springs is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Springs
• Little Rock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Little Rock is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
• Lottie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lottie is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottie
• Malta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Malta is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
• Martinville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Martinville is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
• Pleasant Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Redtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Redtown is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
• Robinsonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Robinsonville is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville

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

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

• Brewton, which is the Seat of Escambia County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Poarch to Brewton, with an average speed<2> 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 113 miles [181.9 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 799 miles [1,285.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,697 miles [10,777.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,398 miles [11,905.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,277 miles [8,492.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'