Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gays 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 Gays Ferry:
  • 32.090981, -88.043904
  • 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 Gays 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 Choctaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
  • Since Gays Ferry is near Marengo County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marengo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Gays Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gays 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.

• Aimwell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Aimwell is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
• Butler
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Butler is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <1>
• Campground
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Campground is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground
• Choctaw City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
• Geneva
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Geneva is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
• Little Walker
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Walker is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Walker
• Lotts Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lotts Ferry is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotts Ferry
• Murphys Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Murphys Ferry is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Ferry
• Pickens Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pickens Landing is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Landing
• Rock Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Rock Springs is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
• Wildcat Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Wildcat Landing is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Landing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gays Ferry and extending to:

• Butler, which is the Seat of Choctaw County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Gays Ferry to Butler, 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 103 miles [165.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 776 miles [1,248.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,672 miles [10,737.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,378 miles [11,873.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,255 miles [8,457.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'