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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chiles Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chiles Ferry and the surrounding area.
- 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 Chiles Ferry:
- 32.880406, -87.821957
- 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 Chiles 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Chiles Ferry is near Hale County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 Chiles Ferry
Communities Also Named Chiles Ferry ...
We found one communities that are also named Chiles Ferry.
Within Alabama, the name Chiles Ferry is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Chiles Ferry in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Laurens County
- This Chiles Ferry is located in Laurens County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Chiles Ferry that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Chiles Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chiles 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.
- Cypress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Guinea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Guinea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea
- Harper Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harper Hill is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Hill
- Havana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Havana is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Jennings Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jennings Ferry is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Ferry
- Lizzieville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lizzieville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
- Moundville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Powers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Ralph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rocky Ford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
How Far From Chiles 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 Chiles Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chiles Ferry and extending to:
- Eutaw, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Chiles 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 731 miles [1,176.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,624 miles [10,660.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,334 miles [11,802.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,210 miles [8,384.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chiles Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Chiles Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chiles Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8804, Longitude: -87.8220 In this case, the coordinates for Chiles Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.247 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.86 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.836 degrees. |
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