Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hokes Bluff 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 Hokes Bluff Ferry:
  • 33.996488, -85.882469
  • 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 Hokes Bluff 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 Hokes Bluff Ferry is near Calhoun County and also Cherokee 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 Cherokee 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 Hokes Bluff Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hokes Bluff 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.

• Ballplay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ballplay is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
• Coat's Bend
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
• Daisy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Daisy is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
• Edwardsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
• Fowler Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fowler Ferry is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Ferry
• Goodyear
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Goodyear is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyear
• Hokes Bluff
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <1>
• Irene ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Irene is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
• Keysburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Keysburg is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
• Luke
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Luke is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
• Millie ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Millie is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millie
• Rock Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rock Spring is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
• Turkeytown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
• Wisdom Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Wisdom Ferry is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom Ferry

How Far From Hokes Bluff 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 Hokes Bluff 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 Hokes Bluff Ferry and extending to:

• Gadsden, which is the Seat of Etowah County, lies just to the West.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Hokes Bluff 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 596 miles [959.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,490 miles [10,444.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,198 miles [11,584.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,075 miles [8,167.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'