Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Yantley:
  • 32.245976, -88.379476
  • 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 Yantley

• 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 Choctaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
  • Since Yantley is near Clarke County and also Lauderdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale 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 Yantley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yantley ...

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.

• Chapel Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• Charles
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Charles is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
• Cuba
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Cuba is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
• Cyril
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cyril is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyril
• Energy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Energy is located in Clarke County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
• Hurricane Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hurricane Creek is located in Clarke County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Creek
• Increase
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Increase is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
  • Increase has also been known as:
  • Causeyville
• Riderwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Riderwood is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood
• Rock Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Rock Springs is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
• Standard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Standard is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
• Whynot
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Whynot is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot

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

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

• Butler, which is the Seat of Choctaw County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Yantley to Butler, 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 121 miles [194.7 km] to the east (E). 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 784 miles [1,261.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,678 miles [10,747.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,387 miles [11,888.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,263 miles [8,470 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'