Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Princeton Woods:
  • 30.729356, -88.195837
  • 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 Princeton Woods

• 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 Princeton Woods 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 Princeton Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Princeton Woods ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Deerwood is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Eight Mile
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Eight Mile is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Mile
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eight Mile <1>
• Indian Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Indian Hills is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Indian Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Indian Springs is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Orchard
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Orchard is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
• Park Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Park Forest is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
• Pine Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pine Run is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
• Ponderosa
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ponderosa is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
• Regency
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Regency is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
• Scenic Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Scenic Hills is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
• Sugar Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sugar Creek is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
• Timbers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Timbers is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbers
• Whistler
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Whistler is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler

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

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

• Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Princeton Woods to Mobile, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 159 miles [255.9 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 9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,744 miles [10,853.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,445 miles [11,981.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,324 miles [8,568.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'