Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bean Rock Ferry

• 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 Bean Rock Ferry:
  • 34.473147, -86.465821
  • 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 Bean Rock 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • Since Bean Rock Ferry is near Madison County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Bean Rock Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bean Rock 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.

• Cushion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cushion is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushion
• Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
• Hebron
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hebron is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Hobbs Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hobbs Island is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Island
• Honey Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Honey Ferry is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Ferry
• Neighbors Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Neighbors Mill is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neighbors Mill
• Oak Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Oleander
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oleander is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleander
• Swift Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Swift Ford is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Ford
• Union Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Union Grove is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Grove <1>

How Far From Bean Rock 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 Bean Rock 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 Bean Rock Ferry and extending to:

• Guntersville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bean Rock Ferry to Guntersville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 604 miles [972 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,204 miles [11,593.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,079 miles [8,173.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'