Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Burrow 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 Burrow Ferry:
  • 33.312059, -85.574122
  • 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 Burrow 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 Burrow Ferry is near Clay County and also Cleburne 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 Cleburne 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 Burrow Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burrow 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.

• Cavers Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cavers Grove is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavers Grove
• Christiana
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Christiana is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
• Cragford
  (7 miles [11.3 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 west)
  • Dingler is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingler
• Fuller Crossroad
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fuller Crossroad is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Crossroad
• Liberty
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Liberty Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Grove is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
• Peace
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Peace is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace
• Rockdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockdale is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Swagg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Swagg is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swagg
• Union
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Union is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Burrow 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 Burrow 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 Burrow Ferry and extending to:

• Wedowee, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the East.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Burrow 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 612 miles [984.9 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 6,510 miles [10,476.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,092 miles [8,194.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'