Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Welka:
  • 31.013515, -87.200805
  • 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 Welka

• 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 Escambia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia County
  • Since Welka is near Escambia County and also Santa Rosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Rosa 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 Welka

Curious and Interesting Names Near Welka ...

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.

• Canoe
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Canoe is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
• Century
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Century is located in Escambia County (FL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Century <1>
• Happy Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Happy Valley is located in Escambia County (FL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
• Jay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jay is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
• Little Rock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Rock is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
• Mineral Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Oyster Lodge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oyster Lodge is located in Escambia County (FL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Lodge
• Pea Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pea Ridge is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
• Riverview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Riverview is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
• Rock Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Hill is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
• Sardine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sardine is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardine
• Stanley Crossroads
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stanley Crossroads is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Crossroads

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

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

• Brewton, which is the Seat of Escambia County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Welka to Brewton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 791 miles [1,273 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,688 miles [10,763.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,387 miles [11,888.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,267 miles [8,476.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'