Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Saraland:
  • 30.831084, -88.098057
  • 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 Saraland

• 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 Saraland is near Baldwin County and also Pickens 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 Pickens 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 Saraland

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saraland ...

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.

• Celeste
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Celeste is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
• Chickasaw
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Chickasaw is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chickasaw <1>
• Eight Mile
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Hatters
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hatters is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatters
• Indian Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Hills is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Indian Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Springs is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Little Pines
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Little Pines is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Pines
• Liveoak Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Liveoak Landing is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liveoak Landing
• Oak Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Plateau
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Plateau is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
• Spanish Trace
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Spanish Trace is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trace
• Summerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Summerville is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
• Whistler
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Whistler is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
• Williams Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Williams Heights is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Heights

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

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

• Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Saraland 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 150 miles [241.4 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 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 837 miles [1,347 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 6,735 miles [10,838.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,436 miles [11,967.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,315 miles [8,553.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'