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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fosters Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fosters Ferry and the surrounding area.
- 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 Fosters Ferry:
- 33.118454, -87.495838
- 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 Fosters 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
- Since Fosters Ferry is near Hale County and also Bibb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb 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 Fosters Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fosters 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.
- Cedar Knoll
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Knoll is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knoll
- Cherokee Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Fairway Drive
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairway Drive is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Drive
- Hillswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hillswood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillswood
- Huntland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huntland is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Jerusalem Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jerusalem Heights is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Heights
- Little Sandy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Little Sandy is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Maxwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Mimosa Highlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mimosa Highlands is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Highlands
- Peach Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Grove is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
- Running Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Running Brook is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Running Brook
- Sky Ranch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sky Ranch is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Ranch
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Skyland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Skyland Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland Park
- South Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Springbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springbrook is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Stokes
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stokes is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Whispering Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whispering Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Woodland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodland Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodland Pines is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Pines
- Woodland Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodland Terrace is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Terrace
How Far From Fosters 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 Fosters 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 Fosters Ferry and extending to:
- Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Fosters Ferry to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 706 miles [1,136.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,309 miles [11,762.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,185 miles [8,344.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fosters Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Fosters Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fosters Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1185, Longitude: -87.4958 In this case, the coordinates for Fosters Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.068 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.685 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.658 degrees. |
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