Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fortune 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 Fortune Ferry:
  • 32.429580, -87.188049
  • 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 Fortune 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 Dallas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
  • Since Fortune Ferry is near Perry County and also Wilcox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilcox 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 Fortune Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fortune 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.

• Eleanor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Eleanor is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
• Marion Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Marion Junction is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Junction
• Marshall
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Marshall is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
• Martin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Martin is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
• Norman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Norman is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
• Oak Grove ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Potter
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Potter is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
• Sunset Mill Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sunset Mill Village is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Mill Village
• Trinity
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Trinity is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity

How Far From Fortune 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 Fortune 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 Fortune Ferry and extending to:

• Selma, which is the Seat of Dallas County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Fortune Ferry to Selma, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 722 miles [1,161.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,325 miles [11,788.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,202 miles [8,371.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'