Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Draper 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 Draper Ferry:
  • 34.548703, -86.649161
  • 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 Draper 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Since Draper Ferry is near Madison County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Draper Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Draper 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.

• Burrows
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Burrows is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
• Green Cove Meadows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Cove Meadows is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove Meadows
• Hobbs Island
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hobbs Island is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Island
• Lacey's Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lacey's Spring is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey's Spring
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey's Spring <1>
• Lewis Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lewis Ferry is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Ferry
• Redstone Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Redstone Park is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone Park
• Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
  • Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
  • Slaughter Ferry
• Sunnyside Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnyside Ferry is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Ferry
• Sunnyside Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnyside Landing is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Landing
• Woodland Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodland Mills is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills

How Far From Draper 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 Draper 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 Draper Ferry and extending to:

• Decatur, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Draper Ferry to Decatur, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 151 miles [243 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 610 miles [981.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,496 miles [10,454.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,208 miles [11,600.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,084 miles [8,181.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'