Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bowlings 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 Bowlings Ferry:
  • 31.434055, -87.922222
  • 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 Bowlings 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Bowlings Ferry is near Clarke County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Bowlings Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bowlings 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.

• Carson
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Carson is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
• Choctaw Bluff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Choctaw Bluff is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Bluff
• Eureka Landing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Eureka Landing is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Landing
• German Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • German Ford is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Ford
• Holders Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Holders Ferry is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holders Ferry
• Leroy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Leroy is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
• Manila
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Manila is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
• Mays Crossroads
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mays Crossroads is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossroads
• Mount Pleasant Landing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant Landing is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant Landing
• Oil Well Landing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Oil Well Landing is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Well Landing
• Rockville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rockville is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Sunflower
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunflower is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
• Toddtown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Toddtown is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown

How Far From Bowlings 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 Bowlings 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 Bowlings Ferry and extending to:

• Chatom, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bowlings Ferry to Chatom, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 800 miles [1,287.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,698 miles [10,779.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,402 miles [11,912.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,280 miles [8,497.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'