Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gainesville 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 Gainesville Ferry:
  • 32.825408, -88.156136
  • 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 Gainesville 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Gainesville Ferry is near Sumter County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Gainesville Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gainesville 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.

• Braggville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Braggville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggville
• Craigs Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Craigs Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Ferry
• Fair Oaks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Five Points
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Fowler
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fowler is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
• Geiger
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Geiger is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
• Hillman Ferry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillman Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Ferry
• Lizzieville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lizzieville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
• Lukes Landing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lukes Landing is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukes Landing
• Pleasant Ridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Ridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Ridge is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge

How Far From Gainesville Ferry to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gainesville 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 Gainesville Ferry and extending to:

• Eutaw, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Gainesville Ferry to Eutaw, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 749 miles [1,205.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,351 miles [11,830.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,227 miles [8,412 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'