Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Holly 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 Holly Ferry:
  • 31.969316, -87.413050
  • 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 Holly 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 Wilcox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilcox County
  • Since Holly Ferry is near Monroe County and also Marengo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marengo 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 Holly Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holly 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.

• Boiling Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Boiling Springs is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
• Coal Bluff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Coal Bluff is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Bluff
• Dry Forks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dry Forks is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Forks
• Kings Log Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Kings Log Landing is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Log Landing
• Lower Peach Tree
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
• Nellie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Nellie is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
• Pebble Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pebble Hill is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hill
• Prairie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Prairie is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
• Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Prairie Bluff is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bluff
  • Prairie Bluff has also been known as:
  • Dale
  • Daletown
• Rockwest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockwest is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwest
• Yellow Bluff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
• Yellow Bluff Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Yellow Bluff Ferry is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff Ferry

How Far From Holly 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 Holly Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Camden, which is the Seat of Wilcox County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Holly Ferry to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 753 miles [1,211.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,651 miles [10,703.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,355 miles [11,836.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,233 miles [8,421.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'