Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Walley:
  • 31.184623, -88.425016
  • 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 Walley

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Walley is near Greene County and also Mobile County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile 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 Walley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walley ...

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.

• Clark
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clark is located in Greene County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
• Deer Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Deer Park is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
• Dueitt
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dueitt is located in Greene County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dueitt
• Dwight
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dwight is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
• Four Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Four Point is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Point
• Fruitdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Fruitdale is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
• Hillman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hillman is located in Greene County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
• Jonathan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jonathan is located in Greene County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathan
• Leakesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Leakesville is located in Greene County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <1>
• Vinegar Bend
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend

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

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

• Chatom, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Walley to Chatom, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 149 miles [239.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 834 miles [1,342.2 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 6,731 miles [10,832.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,436 miles [11,967.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,314 miles [8,552.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'