Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sunny Cove:
  • 30.484085, -88.100832
  • 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 Sunny Cove

• 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 Sunny Cove is near Baldwin County and also Jackson 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 Jackson 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 Sunny Cove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunny Cove ...

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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Cottage Hill is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
• Darling Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Darling Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling Landing
• Fernland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Fernland is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernland
• Forest Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Forest Park is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Gulf Dale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Gulf Dale is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Dale
• Heron Bay
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Heron Bay is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Bay
• Houstonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Houstonville is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
• Lloyds
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lloyds is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
• Meadow Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadow Lake is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
• Nelson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Nelson is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
• Quail Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Quail Run is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
• Spring Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Spring Valley is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Suburban Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Suburban Heights is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Heights
• Sunset Ranch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sunset Ranch is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ranch

How Far From Sunny Cove 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 Sunny Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sunny Cove to Mobile, 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 four to five hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 854 miles [1,374.4 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 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,452 miles [11,992.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,331 miles [8,579.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'