Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Toulminville:
  • 30.718800, -88.090834
  • 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 Toulminville

• 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 Toulminville is near Baldwin County and also George 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 George 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 Toulminville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Toulminville ...

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.

• Chickasaw
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Chickasaw is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chickasaw <1>
• Cottage Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottage Hill is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
• Deerwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Deerwood is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Eight Mile
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Eight Mile is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Mile
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eight Mile <1>
• Forest Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Forest Park is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Magazine
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Magazine is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
• Orchard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Orchard is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
• Park Forest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Park Forest is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
• Plateau
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Plateau is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Regency
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Regency is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
  • Spring Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Valley is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Summerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Summerville is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Sunset Ranch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunset Ranch is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ranch
  • Timbers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Timbers is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbers
  • Whistler
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Whistler is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler

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

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

• Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Toulminville to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 842 miles [1,355.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,740 miles [10,847 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,441 miles [11,975.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,320 miles [8,561.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'