Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Scenic West Estates:
  • 30.629358, -88.184725
  • 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 Scenic West Estates

• 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 Scenic West Estates is near Jackson County and also Baldwin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin 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 Scenic West Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scenic West Estates ...

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.

• Cottage Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottage Hill is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
• Edgefield
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Edgefield is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
• Lloyds
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lloyds is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
• Meadow Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadow Lake is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
• Pine Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Run is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
• Quail Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Quail Run is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
• Regency
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Regency is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
• Spring Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Spring Valley is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Suburban Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Suburban Heights is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Heights
• Sugar Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sugar Creek is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
• Sunset Ranch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sunset Ranch is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ranch
• Timbers
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Timbers is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbers

How Far From Scenic West Estates 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 Scenic West Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Scenic West Estates to Mobile, 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 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 7,449 miles [11,988 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>'