Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Owl Landing:
  • 30.018258, -85.016025
  • 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 Owl Landing

• 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 Liberty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty County
  • Since Owl Landing is near Jackson County and also Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Owl Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Owl Landing ...

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.

• Beverly
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Beverly is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
• Bon Ami
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bon Ami is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Ami
• Brickyard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Brickyard is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard
• Creels
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Creels is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creels
• Hays Place
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hays Place is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Place
• Honeyville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Honeyville is located in Gulf County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
• Lake Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Grove is located in Gulf County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove
• Lewis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Lewis is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
• Orange
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Orange is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
• Twin Pole
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Twin Pole is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Pole

How Far From Owl Landing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Owl Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bristol, which is the Seat of Liberty County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Owl Landing to Bristol, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 762 miles [1,226.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,328 miles [11,793.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,213 miles [8,389.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'