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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Spanish Fort, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spanish Fort and the surrounding area.
- 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 Spanish Fort:
- 30.678724, -87.91346
- 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 Spanish Fort
- 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 Spanish Fort is near Mobile County and also Escambia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia 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 Spanish Fort
Communities Also Named Spanish Fort ...
We found three communities that are also named Spanish Fort.
Within Alabama, the name Spanish Fort is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Orleans Parish
- This Spanish Fort is located in Orleans Parish and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Spanish Fort that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans Parish community of Spanish Fort.
- Mississippi
- Sharkey County
- This Spanish Fort is located in Sharkey County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Spanish Fort that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sharkey County community of Spanish Fort.
- Texas
- Montague County
- This Spanish Fort is located in Montague County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Spanish Fort that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montague County community of Spanish Fort.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spanish Fort ...
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.
- Buzbee Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Buzbee Landing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzbee Landing
- Forest Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Forest Park is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Gulf Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gulf Dale is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Dale
- Holly Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Hills is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Live Oak Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Live Oak Landing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Landing
- Lower Hall Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lower Hall Landing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Hall Landing
- Magazine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Magazine is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
- Military Bridge Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Park City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Park City is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Plateau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plateau is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Seacliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Seacliff is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacliff
- Steam Mill Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Steam Mill Landing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill Landing
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Steelwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Steelwood is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelwood
- Summerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Summerville is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Whitehouse Forks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yelling Settlement
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yelling Settlement is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelling Settlement
How Far From Spanish Fort 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 city such as Spanish Fort to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spanish Fort and extending to:
- Bay Minette, which is the Seat of Baldwin County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spanish Fort to Bay Minette, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six 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 836 miles [1,345.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,734 miles [10,837.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,435 miles [11,965.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,314 miles [8,552.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spanish Fort) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Spanish Fort to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spanish Fort. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6787, Longitude: -87.9135 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.115 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.407 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.279 degrees. |
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