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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 Glovers Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glovers 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 Glovers Ferry:
- 33.387609, -86.378868
- 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 Glovers 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 Talladega County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
- Since Glovers Ferry is near Shelby County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Glovers Ferry
Communities Also Named Glovers Ferry ...
We found one communities that are also named Glovers Ferry.
There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Glovers Ferry.
Beyond Alabama.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Greene County
- This Glovers Ferry is located in Greene County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Glovers Ferry that is located in Talladega County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Glovers Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glovers 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.
- Alpine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chancellor Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Erratta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Erratta is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erratta
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Grove Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grove Park is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Harpersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Hill is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- Jonesview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesview is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesview
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Kings Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kings Chapel is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Chapel
- Minor Terrace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Minor Terrace is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Terrace
- Plantersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Plantersville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Pleasant Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Rocky Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Wolf Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wolf Creek is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
How Far From Glovers 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 Glovers Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glovers Ferry and extending to:
- Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Glovers Ferry to Talladega, with an average speed<3> 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 69 miles [111 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 644 miles [1,036.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,247 miles [11,662.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,124 miles [8,246.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glovers 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 Glovers 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 Glovers Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3876, Longitude: -86.3789 In this case, the coordinates for Glovers Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.415 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.967 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.155 degrees. |
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