Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fort Deposit, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Deposit and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fort Deposit
- 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 Fort Deposit:
- 34.433979, -86.333317
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fort Deposit
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Fort Deposit is near Madison County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- eBird sighting report for Morgan 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fort Deposit ...
We found one communities that share the name Fort Deposit.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Fort Deposit.
Beyond Alabama.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Lowndes County
- This Fort Deposit is located in Lowndes County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the south of the Fort Deposit that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Fort Deposit.
- Lowndes County
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Deposit ...
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.
- Bucksnort
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Claysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Claysville is located in Marshall County
- Cottonville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Cottonville is located in Marshall County
- Cushion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferns Quarter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Hebron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Henryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Henryville is located in Marshall County
- Holiday Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
- Holiday Shores is located in Marshall County
- Honey Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Ferry
- Honey Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Honeycomb Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeycomb Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeycomb Park
- Honeycomb Park is located in Marshall County
- Keel ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Playground Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Playground Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playground Shores
- Playground Shores is located in Marshall County
- Stapler Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stapler Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapler Ford
- Stapler Ford is located in Marshall County
How Far From Fort Deposit 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 Fort Deposit to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Fort Deposit once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Fort Deposit and extending to:
- Guntersville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Fort Deposit to Montgomery, with an average speed<4>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 599 miles [964 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,488 miles [10,441.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,199 miles [11,585.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,075 miles [8,167.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Marshall County: www.marshallco.org/www/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Deposit) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Deposit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4340, Longitude: -86.3333 In this case, the coordinates for Fort Deposit have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fort Deposit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Fort Deposit to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.445 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.147 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.905 degrees. |