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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 Barnett Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barnett 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 Barnett Ferry:
- 33.727885, -87.145556
- 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 Barnett 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Since Barnett Ferry is near Jefferson County and also Cullman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cullman 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 Barnett Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barnett 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.
- America
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Barney
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Bryan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bryan is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Dovertown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dovertown is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
- Flat Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Gobblers Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gobblers Crossing is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobblers Crossing
- Goodsprings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- High Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- High Level is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Level
- Hull
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hull is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Lynns Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lynns Park is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynns Park
- Media
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Media is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Pumpkin Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Red Star
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Red Star is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
- Reeds Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Rocky Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hollow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hollow
- Ruby ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ruby is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Short Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Short Camp is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Camp
- Union Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Chapel is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel
How Far From Barnett Ferry 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 Barnett Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Barnett Ferry and extending to:
- Jasper, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Barnett Ferry to Jasper, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 665 miles [1,070.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,266 miles [11,693.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,142 miles [8,275.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barnett Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Barnett 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 Barnett Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7279, Longitude: -87.1456 In this case, the coordinates for Barnett Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.896 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.571 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.391 degrees. |
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