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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 Gilberts Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gilberts 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 Gilberts Ferry:
- 33.943154, -86.024972
- 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 Gilberts 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 Etowah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah County
- Since Gilberts Ferry is near Calhoun County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Gilberts Ferry
Communities Also Named Gilberts Ferry ...
We found one communities that are also named Gilberts Ferry.
Within Alabama, the name Gilberts Ferry is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Gilberts Ferry in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Forsyth County
- This Gilberts Ferry is located in Forsyth County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the east of the Gilberts Ferry that is located in Etowah County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Gilberts Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gilberts 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.
- Fowler Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fowler Ferry is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Ferry
- Goodyear
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goodyear is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyear
- Gum Springs ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gum Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Keysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Keysburg is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Lester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lester is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Listers Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Listers Ferry is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listers Ferry
- Pilgrims Rest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Pull Tight ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pull Tight is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pull Tight
- Rainbow City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rock Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Spring is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
- Walnut Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Park
- Wisdom Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wisdom Ferry is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom Ferry
How Far From Gilberts 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 Gilberts Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gilberts Ferry and extending to:
- Gadsden, which is the Seat of Etowah County, lies just to the North.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Gilberts Ferry to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 604 miles [972 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,207 miles [11,598.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,083 miles [8,180.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Gilberts 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 Gilberts 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 Gilberts Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9432, Longitude: -86.0250 In this case, the coordinates for Gilberts Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.234 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.835 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.891 degrees. |
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