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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 Baskin Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baskin 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 Baskin Ferry:
- 34.033154, -85.838857
- 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 Baskin 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 Etowah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah County
- Since Baskin Ferry is near Cherokee County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Baskin Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Baskin 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 northeast)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Bath Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bath Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Springs
- Coat's Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Daisy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Daisy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Edwardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Hokes Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hokes Bluff Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hokes Bluff Ferry is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff Ferry
- Irene ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Irene is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Keysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keysburg is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Kings Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kings Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Hill
- Luke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Luke is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Maple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rock Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Spring is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
- Slackland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Slackland is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackland
- Turkeytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Wood Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Ferry is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Ferry
How Far From Baskin Ferry to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Baskin Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Baskin Ferry and extending to:
- Gadsden, which is the Seat of Etowah County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Baskin Ferry to Gadsden, with an average speed<3> 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 117 miles [188.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 592 miles [952.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,487 miles [10,439.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,195 miles [11,579.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,071 miles [8,161 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Baskin Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Baskin 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 Baskin Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0332, Longitude: -85.8389 In this case, the coordinates for Baskin Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.127 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.725 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.796 degrees. |
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