Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Macom:
  • 30.578527, -85.631041
  • 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 Macom

• 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 Macom is near Holmes County and also Bay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bay 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 Macom

Curious and Interesting Names Near Macom ...

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.

• Bunker Donation
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Bunker Donation is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Donation
• Compass Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Compass Lake is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compass Lake
• Crystal Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Crystal Lake is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
• Five Points
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Points is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Fountain
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fountain is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <1>
• Gilberts Mill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilberts Mill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Mill
• Greenhead
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Greenhead is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhead
• Kent Mill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Kent Mill is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Mill
• Live Oak
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Live Oak is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
• Poplar Head
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Poplar Head is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Head
• Red Head
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Head is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Head
• Round Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Round Lake is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake

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

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

• Chipley, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Macom to Chipley, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 752 miles [1,210.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,333 miles [11,801.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,216 miles [8,394.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'