Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cheathams 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 Cheathams Ferry:
  • 34.788145, -87.893090
  • 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 Cheathams 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 Colbert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
  • Since Cheathams Ferry is near Lauderdale County and also Tishomingo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tishomingo 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 Cheathams Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cheathams 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.

• Cherokee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherokee is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <1>
• Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
• Gatesville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gatesville is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
• Georgetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Gravelly Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gravelly Springs is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Springs
• Green Tree ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
• Lane Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lane Springs is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Springs
• Mountain Mills ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Mills is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Mills
• Pride Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pride Landing is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride Landing
• Prides Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Prides Ferry is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Ferry
• Red Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Red Rock is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
• Woodland Landing ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodland Landing is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Landing

How Far From Cheathams 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 Cheathams 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 Cheathams Ferry and extending to:

• Tuscumbia, which is the Seat of Colbert County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cheathams Ferry to Tuscumbia, 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 190 miles [305.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 663 miles [1,067 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,252 miles [11,671 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,127 miles [8,251.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'