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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 Garners Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garners 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 Garners Ferry:
- 34.757867, -87.859200
- 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 Garners 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 Colbert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
- Since Garners Ferry is near Lauderdale County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Garners Ferry
Communities Also Named Garners Ferry ...
We found two communities that are also named Garners Ferry.
There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Garners Ferry.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Garners Ferry in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Greene County
- This Garners Ferry is located in Greene County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the south of the Garners Ferry that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Garners Ferry.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Sumter County
- This Garners Ferry is located in Sumter County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the east of the Garners Ferry that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Garners Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Garners 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.
- Cherokee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Hawk Pride
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hawk Pride is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Pride
- Mountain Mills ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Mills is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Mills
- Pride Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pride Landing is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride Landing
- Prides Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prides Ferry is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Ferry
- Red Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Woodland Landing ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Landing is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Landing
How Far From Garners 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 Garners Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Garners Ferry and extending to:
- Tuscumbia, which is the Seat of Colbert County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Garners Ferry to Tuscumbia, with an average speed<3> 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 187 miles [300.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 662 miles [1,065.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,252 miles [11,671 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,127 miles [8,251.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Garners Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Garners 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 Garners Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7579, Longitude: -87.8592 In this case, the coordinates for Garners Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.395 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.288 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.466 degrees. |
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