Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fort Deposit 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 Fort Deposit Ferry:
  • 34.428979, -86.336095
  • 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 Fort Deposit 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • Since Fort Deposit Ferry is near Madison County and also Morgan 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 Morgan 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 Fort Deposit Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Deposit 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.

• Claysville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Claysville is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
• Cottonville
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cottonville is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
• Cushion
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cushion is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushion
• Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
• Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
• Hebron
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hebron is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Henryville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Henryville is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
• Holiday Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Holiday Shores is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
• Honey Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Honey Ferry is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Ferry
• Honeycomb Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Honeycomb Park is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeycomb Park
• Playground Shores
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Playground Shores is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playground Shores

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

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

• Guntersville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Fort Deposit Ferry to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 599 miles [964 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,489 miles [10,443 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,200 miles [11,587.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,076 miles [8,169 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'