Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Blake 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 Blake Ferry:
  • 33.281505, -85.620512
  • 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 Blake 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Since Blake Ferry is near Clay County and also Chambers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers 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 Blake Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blake 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Almond is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
• Cavers Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cavers Grove is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavers Grove
• Christiana
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Christiana is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
• Cornhouse
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cornhouse is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornhouse
• Cragford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cragford is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragford
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cragford <1>
• Dingler
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dingler is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingler
• Friendship
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Friendship is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Fuller Crossroad
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fuller Crossroad is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Crossroad
• Liberty
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Liberty is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Lineville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lineville is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lineville <1>
• Mellow Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
• Rockdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockdale is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Swagg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Swagg is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swagg

How Far From Blake 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 Blake 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 Blake Ferry and extending to:

• Wedowee, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Blake Ferry to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 615 miles [989.7 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6,513 miles [10,481.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,217 miles [11,614.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'