Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Silver 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 Silver Landing:
  • 31.232950, -87.847774
  • 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 Silver 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 Baldwin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
  • Since Silver Landing is near Clarke County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Silver Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Silver 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.

• Choctaw Bluff
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Choctaw Bluff is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Bluff
• Chrysler
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Chrysler is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrysler
• Georgetown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Holders Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Holders Ferry is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holders Ferry
• Laurel Shanty Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Laurel Shanty Landing is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Shanty Landing
• Little River
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Little River is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little River <1>
• Malcolm
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Malcolm is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
• Manns Ferry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Manns Ferry is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Ferry
• Mount Pleasant
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Mount Pleasant Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant Landing is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant Landing
• Nelson Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Nelson Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Landing
• Tensaw
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw

How Far From Silver 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 Silver 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 Silver Landing and extending to:

• Bay Minette, which is the Seat of Baldwin County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Silver Landing to Bay Minette, 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 120 miles [193.1 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 807 miles [1,298.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,705 miles [10,790.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,407 miles [11,920.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,286 miles [8,507 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'