Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for German Ford

• 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 German Ford:
  • 31.385723, -87.997223
  • 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 German Ford

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since German Ford is near Clarke County and also Choctaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw 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 German Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near German Ford ...

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.

• Carson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Carson is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
• Choctaw Bluff
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Choctaw Bluff is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Bluff
• Holders Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Holders Ferry is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holders Ferry
• Laurel Shanty Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Laurel Shanty Landing is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Shanty Landing
• Leroy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Leroy is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
• Malcolm
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Malcolm is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
• Manns Ferry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Manns Ferry is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Ferry
• Rockville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Rockville is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Seaboard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Seaboard is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
• Silver Landing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Landing is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Landing
• Sunflower
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sunflower is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower

How Far From German Ford 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 German Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in German Ford and extending to:

• Chatom, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from German Ford to Chatom, 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 five to six hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 806 miles [1,297.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,704 miles [10,789 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,407 miles [11,920.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,285 miles [8,505.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'