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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 Windcrest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windcrest and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Windcrest:
    • 30.622414, -88.214448
    • 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 Windcrest
  • 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 Windcrest is near Jackson County and also Baldwin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin 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 Windcrest

Communities Also Named Windcrest ...

We found two communities that are also named Windcrest.

There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Windcrest.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Windcrest in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Lauderdale County
      • This Windcrest is located in Lauderdale County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the north of the Windcrest that is located in Mobile County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Windcrest.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Bexar County
      • This Windcrest is located in Bexar County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the west of the Windcrest that is located in Mobile County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Windcrest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Windcrest ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cottage Hill is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
  • Edgefield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgefield is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
  • Meadow Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadow Lake is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
  • Pine Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pine Run is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
  • Quail Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Quail Run is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
  • Regency
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Regency is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
  • Spring Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Spring Valley is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Suburban Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Suburban Heights is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Heights
  • Sugar Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Sugar Creek is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
  • Sunset Ranch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sunset Ranch is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ranch
  • Timbers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Timbers is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbers

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Windcrest and extending to:

  • Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Windcrest to Mobile, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 165 miles [265.5 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 852 miles [1,371.2 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 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,451 miles [11,991.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,330 miles [8,577.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Windcrest) 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 Windcrest 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 Windcrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6224, Longitude: -88.2144       In this case, the coordinates for Windcrest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.288 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.599 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.403 degrees.