Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Clevelands 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 Clevelands Ferry:
  • 30.782132, -88.071667
  • 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 Clevelands 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 Mobile County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile County
  • Since Clevelands Ferry is near Baldwin County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Clevelands Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clevelands 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.

• Chickasaw
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Chickasaw is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chickasaw <1>
• Eight Mile
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Eight Mile is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Mile
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eight Mile <1>
• Little Pines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Little Pines is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Pines
• Liveoak Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Liveoak Landing is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liveoak Landing
• Magazine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Magazine is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
• Plateau
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Plateau is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
• Saraland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Saraland is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saraland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saraland <1>
• Spanish Trace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Spanish Trace is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trace
• Summerville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Summerville is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
• Whistler
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Whistler is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
• Williams Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Williams Heights is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Heights

How Far From Clevelands 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 Clevelands 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 Clevelands Ferry and extending to:

• Mobile, which is the Seat of Mobile County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 151 miles [243 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Clevelands Ferry to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 838 miles [1,348.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,736 miles [10,840.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,437 miles [11,968.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,316 miles [8,555.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'