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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Garners Ferry:
    • 32.546247, -87.827791
    • 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 Garners Ferry
  • 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 Garners Ferry ...

We found two communities that share the name Garners Ferry.

There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Garners Ferry.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Garners Ferry in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Colbert County
      • This Garners Ferry is located in Colbert County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the north of the Garners Ferry that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of Garners Ferry.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Carolina
      • Sumter County
      • This Garners Ferry is located in Sumter County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Garners Ferry that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Garners Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Garners Ferry ...

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.

  • Alfalfa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfalfa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa
    • Alfalfa is located in Marengo County
  • Baptist Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptist Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill
    • Baptist Hill is located in Marengo County
  • Birdeye
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdeye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdeye
    • Birdeye is located in Greene County
  • Glovers Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glovers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Ferry
    • Glovers Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Lock Five
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lock Five have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Five
    • Lock Five is located in Hale County
  • Merryweathers Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merryweathers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryweathers Ferry
    • Merryweathers Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Rockcut
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockcut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcut
    • Rockcut is located in Marengo County
  • Roe Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roe Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Landing
    • Roe Landing is located in Greene County
  • Shortleaf
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shortleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortleaf
    • Shortleaf is located in Marengo County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Garners Ferry and extending to:

  • Eutaw, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Garners Ferry to Eutaw, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 89 miles [143.2 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 746 miles [1,200.6 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 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,349 miles [11,827.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,225 miles [8,408.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garners Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Garners Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garners Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5462, Longitude: -87.8278       In this case, the coordinates for Garners Ferry 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>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.
<4>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 Garners Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.225 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.789 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.903 degrees.









 

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