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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 Franklin Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Franklin Ferry and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Franklin Ferry:
    • 33.528165, -87.239721
    • 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 Franklin 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
    • Since Franklin Ferry is near Jefferson County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 Franklin Ferry

Communities Also Named Franklin Ferry ...

We found one communities that are also named Franklin Ferry.

Within Alabama, the name Franklin Ferry is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Franklin Ferry in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Pickett County
      • This Franklin Ferry is located in Pickett County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Franklin Ferry that is located in Walker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickett County community of Franklin Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Franklin 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.

  • Alliance
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Alliance is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Bull City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
  • Cedar Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Lake is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
  • Driftwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Driftwood is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
  • Glaze Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Glaze Ferry is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze Ferry
  • Little Shoal
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Little Shoal is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Shoal
  • Maxine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Maxine is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxine
  • Oak Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Providence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Providence is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Snow Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Snow Ferry is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Ferry
  • Three Forks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Three Forks is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
  • Toadvine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
  • Vines Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Vines Mill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vines Mill
  • Wilderness Garden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Wilderness Garden is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Garden

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Franklin Ferry and extending to:

  • Jasper, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Franklin Ferry to Jasper, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 677 miles [1,089.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,279 miles [11,714.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,155 miles [8,296.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Franklin Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5282, Longitude: -87.2397       In this case, the coordinates for Franklin Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.941 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.594 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.471 degrees.