Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fombys 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 Fombys Ferry:
  • 33.731767, -86.105806
  • 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 Fombys 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Since Fombys Ferry is near Saint Clair County and also Talladega County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega 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 Fombys Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fombys 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.

• Blue Eye ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
• Boiling Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Boiling Springs is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
• Boozer ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Boozer is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
• Francis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Francis is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
• Francis Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Francis Ferry is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Ferry
• Greens Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Greens Mill is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
• Greensport Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Greensport Ferry is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensport Ferry
• Martins Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Martins Mill is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mill
• Mitchells Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mitchells Ferry is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Ferry
• Ragland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ragland is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragland <1>
• Refuge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Refuge is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
• Ten Islands
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ten Islands is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Islands
• Woods Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Woods Ferry is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Ferry

How Far From Fombys 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 Fombys 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 Fombys Ferry and extending to:

• Anniston, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fombys Ferry to Anniston, 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 five to six hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 617 miles [993 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,512 miles [10,480 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,220 miles [11,619.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,096 miles [8,201.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'