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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 Holders Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holders Ferry and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Holders Ferry:
    • 31.359335, -87.892498
    • 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 Holders 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Holders Ferry is near Clarke County and also Baldwin 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 Baldwin 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 Holders Ferry

Communities Also Named Holders Ferry ...

We found one communities that are also named Holders Ferry.

Within Alabama, the name Holders Ferry is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Holders Ferry in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Jackson County
      • This Holders Ferry is located in Jackson County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Holders Ferry that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Holders Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holders 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.

  • Carson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Carson is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
  • Choctaw Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Choctaw Bluff is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Bluff
  • Chrysler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Chrysler is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrysler
  • Eureka Landing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Eureka Landing is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Landing
  • Georgetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Georgetown is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • German Ford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • German Ford is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Ford
  • Laurel Shanty Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurel Shanty Landing is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Shanty Landing
  • Leroy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Leroy is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
  • Mount Pleasant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rockville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockville is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Silver Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Silver Landing is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Landing
  • Sunflower
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sunflower is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower

How Far From Holders Ferry to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Holders Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holders Ferry and extending to:

  • Chatom, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Holders Ferry to Chatom, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 116 miles [186.7 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 803 miles [1,292.3 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 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,404 miles [11,915.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,282 miles [8,500.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holders Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Holders 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 Holders Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3593, Longitude: -87.8925       In this case, the coordinates for Holders Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.165 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.558 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.15 degrees.