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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 Adams Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Adams Ferry and the surrounding area.
- 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 Adams Ferry:
- 34.086764, -85.789689
- 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 Adams Ferry
- 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Since Adams Ferry is near Etowah County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Adams Ferry
Communities Also Named Adams Ferry ...
We found one communities that are also named Adams Ferry.
Within Alabama, the name Adams Ferry is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Adams Ferry in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Hardin County
- This Adams Ferry is located in Hardin County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Adams Ferry that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Adams Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Adams 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.
- Ballplay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Bath Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bath Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Springs
- Coat's Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Dixon Shop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon Shop is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Shop
- Kings Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Hill
- Lay Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lay Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Springs
- Leesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Luke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Luke is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Maple Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Slackland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slackland is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackland
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Turkeytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Wood Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Ferry is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Ferry
How Far From Adams 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 Adams Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Adams Ferry and extending to:
- Centre, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Adams Ferry to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 588 miles [946.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,190 miles [11,571.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,067 miles [8,154.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Adams Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Adams Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adams Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0868, Longitude: -85.7897 In this case, the coordinates for Adams Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.10 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.701 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.764 degrees. |
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