Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Scruggs Landing:
  • 31.896542, -88.130569
  • 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 Scruggs Landing

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scruggs Landing ...

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.

• Center Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Center Point is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
• Coffeeville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Coffeeville is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeeville <1>
• Coffeeville Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Coffeeville Ferry is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville Ferry
• Coffeeville Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Coffeeville Landing is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville Landing
• Flatwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Flatwood is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
• Lou
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lou is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lou
• Pickens Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pickens Landing is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Landing
• Pleasant Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Rock Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Springs is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
• Sellers Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sellers Landing is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Landing
• Wildcat Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wildcat Landing is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Landing
• Woods Bluff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Woods Bluff is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Bluff

How Far From Scruggs Landing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Scruggs Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Grove Hill, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Scruggs Landing to Grove Hill, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 788 miles [1,268.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,391 miles [11,894.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,268 miles [8,478 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'