Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Robjohn:
  • 32.214033, -88.127242
  • 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 Robjohn

• 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 Choctaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
  • Since Robjohn is near Marengo County and also Sumter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marengo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter 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 Robjohn

Curious and Interesting Names Near Robjohn ...

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.

• Chapel Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• Choctaw City
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
• Edna
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Edna is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
• Indian Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Springs is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Little Walker
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Walker is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Walker
• Lotts Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lotts Ferry is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotts Ferry
• Murphys Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Murphys Ferry is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Ferry
• Persimmon Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Persimmon Grove is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Grove

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

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

• Butler, which is the Seat of Choctaw County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Robjohn to Butler, with an average speed<2> 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 107 miles [172.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 774 miles [1,245.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,377 miles [11,872.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,254 miles [8,455.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'