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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 Denny Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Denny 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 Denny Ferry:
    • 33.073732, -85.563287
    • 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 Denny 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 Chambers County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
    • Since Denny Ferry is near Tallapoosa County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Denny Ferry

Communities Also Named Denny Ferry ...

We found one communities that are also named Denny Ferry.

Within Alabama, the name Denny Ferry is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Denny Ferry in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Van Buren County
      • This Denny Ferry is located in Van Buren County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the north of the Denny Ferry that is located in Chambers County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Denny Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Denny 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.

  • Almond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Almond is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
  • Bishop Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Bishop Ferry is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Ferry
  • Blake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Blake is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
  • Clackville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Clackville is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
  • Fredrick Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fredrick Ferry is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredrick Ferry
  • Frog Eye
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
  • Milltown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Milltown is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Motley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Motley is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
  • Red Level
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Red Level is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
  • Tiller Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Tiller Crossroads is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Crossroads
  • Union Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Hill is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
  • Wait Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Wait Ferry is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wait Ferry

How Far From Denny 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 Denny Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Denny Ferry and extending to:

  • LaFayette, which is the Seat of Chambers County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Denny Ferry to LaFayette, with an average speed<2> 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 64 miles [103 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 622 miles [1,001 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,224 miles [11,625.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,102 miles [8,210.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Denny Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Denny 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 Denny Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0737, Longitude: -85.5633       In this case, the coordinates for Denny Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.912 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.343 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.903 degrees.