Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Doyle Estates:
  • 33.529839, -88.292258
  • 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 Doyle Estates

• 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 Lowndes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
  • Since Doyle Estates is near Pickens County and also Lamar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar 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 Doyle Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Doyle Estates ...

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.

• Border Springs ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Border Springs is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Springs
• Cedar View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar View is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar View
• Columbus
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Columbus is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <1>
• Ethelsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ethelsville is located in Pickens County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
• Fernbank
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Fernbank is located in Lamar County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
• Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Forest is located in Pickens County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
• Fox Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fox Run is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Greenacres
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Greenacres is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres
• Holly Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Holly Hills is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
• Liberty
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty is located in Pickens County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Pinecrest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pinecrest is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Sleepy Hollow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sleepy Hollow is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
• Woodlawn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

• Columbus, which is the Seat of Lowndes County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Doyle Estates to Jackson, with an average speed<3>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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 727 miles [1,170 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,326 miles [11,790.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,201 miles [8,370.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'