Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Yarbo:
  • 31.543774, -88.277791
  • 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 Yarbo

• 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 Yarbo is near Choctaw County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Yarbo

Communities Also Named Yarbo ...

We found one communities that are also named Yarbo.

Within Alabama, the name Yarbo is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Yarbo in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Saskatchewan
    • This Yarbo lies 1,495 miles [2,406 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Yarbo that is located in Washington County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yarbo ...

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.

• Ballfield Landing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Ballfield Landing is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballfield Landing
• Carpenter
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Carpenter is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
• Frankville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Frankville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
• Healing Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Healing Springs is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
• Jordan
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jordan is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Oil Well Landing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Oil Well Landing is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Well Landing
• Rescueville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Rescueville is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescueville
• Shady Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Grove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Silver Cross
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Cross is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cross
• Uniform
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Uniform is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniform
• Yellow Pine
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Yellow Pine is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine

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

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

• Chatom, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Yarbo to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 811 miles [1,305.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,708 miles [10,795.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,413 miles [11,930.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,291 miles [8,515 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'