Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bishop 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 Bishop Ferry:
  • 33.100121, -85.567732
  • 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 Bishop 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 Chambers County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
  • Since Bishop Ferry is near Randolph County and also Tallapoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa 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 Bishop Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bishop 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.

• Almond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Almond is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
• Blake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Blake is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
• Clackville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Clackville is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
• Denny Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Denny Ferry is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Ferry
• Emuckfaw
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
• Frog Eye
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
• Milltown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Milltown is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Motley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Motley is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
• Red Level
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Red Level is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
• Wait Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wait Ferry is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wait Ferry

How Far From Bishop 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 Bishop 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 Bishop Ferry and extending to:

• LaFayette, which is the Seat of Chambers County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bishop Ferry to LaFayette, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 621 miles [999.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,223 miles [11,624.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,101 miles [8,209.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'