Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sawhatchee:
  • 31.276922, -85.027929
  • 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 Sawhatchee

• 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 Early County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Early County
  • Since Sawhatchee is near Houston County and also Miller County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Miller 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 Sawhatchee

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sawhatchee ...

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.

• Cedar Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Springs is located in Early County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Estimated population in 2019: 9,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Springs <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cedar Springs
  • From Sawhatchee to Cedar Springs
• Centerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Centerville is located in Early County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Centerville
  • From Sawhatchee to Centerville
• Cuba
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cuba is located in Early County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
• Freeman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Freeman is located in Early County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
• Gordon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gordon is located in Houston County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
• Gordon Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gordon Landing is located in Houston County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Landing
• Howards Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Howards Mill is located in Early County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Mill
• Jones Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jones Crossroads is located in Early County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
• Liberty
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Liberty is located in Early County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Luke
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Luke is located in Early County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
• Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Early County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Rock Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rock Hill is located in Early County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 248 people

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

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

• Blakely, which is the Seat of Early County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Sawhatchee to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 692 miles [1,113.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,275 miles [11,708 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,157 miles [8,299.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'