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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 Coffeys Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coffeys Ferry and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Coffeys Ferry:
    • 34.757305, -85.859143
    • 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 Coffeys 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
    • Since Coffeys Ferry is near DeKalb County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Coffeys Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coffeys 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.

  • Blackankle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Blackankle is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackankle
  • Cedar Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Central
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Central is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Eureka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Eureka is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Flat Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Georgetown is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Gray ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Gray is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
  • Harris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Harris is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Index ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Index is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Index
  • Kyles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Kyles is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
  • Liberty Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty Hill is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Martintown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Martintown is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Rash
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Rash is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
    • Rudders Ferry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Rudders Ferry is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudders Ferry
    • Sublett Ferry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sublett Ferry is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett Ferry
    • Sulphur Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs

How Far From Coffeys Ferry to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Coffeys 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 Coffeys Ferry and extending to:

  • Scottsboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Coffeys Ferry to Scottsboro, 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 166 miles [267.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 564 miles [907.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,164 miles [11,529.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,040 miles [8,111.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coffeys Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Coffeys 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 Coffeys Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7573, Longitude: -85.8591       In this case, the coordinates for Coffeys Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.174 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.879 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.636 degrees.