Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Colberts 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 Colberts Ferry:
  • 34.846477, -87.940312
  • 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 Colberts 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 Colberts 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 Colberts Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colberts 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.

• Buzzard Roost
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Buzzard Roost is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzard Roost
• Cherokee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Chickasaw ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Chickasaw is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
• Crows Camp ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Crows Camp is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
• Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
• Georgetown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Gravelly Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gravelly Springs is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Springs
• Green Tree ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
• Lane Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lane Springs is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Springs
• Lime Kiln
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lime Kiln is located in Colbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln
• Melvin ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Melvin is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin

How Far From Colberts 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 Colberts 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 Colberts Ferry and extending to:

• Tuscumbia, which is the Seat of Colbert County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Colberts Ferry to Tuscumbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 194 miles [312.2 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 6,534 miles [10,515.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,251 miles [11,669.4 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>'