Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fitts 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 Fitts Ferry:
  • 34.061208, -85.915526
  • 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 Fitts 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 Etowah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah County
  • Since Fitts Ferry is near Cherokee County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Fitts Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fitts 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.

• Ballplay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ballplay is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
• Bath Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bath Springs is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Springs
• Coat's Bend
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
• Crudup
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Crudup is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
• Daisy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Daisy is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
• Edwardsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
• Goodyear
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Goodyear is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyear
• Hokes Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <1>
• Hokes Bluff Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hokes Bluff Ferry is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff Ferry
• Luke
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Luke is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
• Pull Tight ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pull Tight is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pull Tight
• Scenic Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Scenic Heights is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
• Turkeytown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
• Wisdom Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wisdom Ferry is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom Ferry

How Far From Fitts 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 Fitts 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 Fitts Ferry and extending to:

• Gadsden, which is the Seat of Etowah County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Fitts Ferry to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 594 miles [956 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,489 miles [10,443 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'