Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Flippo Ford

• 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 Flippo Ford:
  • 34.724531, -86.253040
  • 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 Flippo Ford

• 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 Flippo Ford 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 Flippo Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flippo Ford ...

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.

• Cedar Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Point is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
• Dry Cove ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
• Hollytree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hollytree is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
• Little Nashville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Nashville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Nashville
• Maysville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Maysville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
• Paint Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
• Pleasant Groves
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
• Rocky Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Ridge is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
• Skyline
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Skyline is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
• Sublett Mill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sublett Mill is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett Mill

How Far From Flippo Ford 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 Flippo Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Flippo Ford and extending to:

• Scottsboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Flippo Ford to Scottsboro, with an average speed<2> 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 162 miles [260.7 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 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 584 miles [939.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,183 miles [11,559.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,059 miles [8,141.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'