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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 Jackson Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jackson 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 Jackson Ferry:
- 31.494053, -87.909722
- 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 Jackson 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 Jackson Ferry is near Clarke County and also Monroe 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 Monroe 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 Jackson Ferry
Communities Also Named Jackson Ferry ...
We found four communities that are also named Jackson Ferry.
There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Jackson Ferry.
Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Pickens County
- This Jackson Ferry is located in Pickens County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the north of the Jackson Ferry that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Jackson Ferry.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Clark County
- This Jackson Ferry is located in Clark County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Jackson Ferry that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Jackson Ferry.
- Tennessee
- Loudon County
- This Jackson Ferry is located in Loudon County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jackson Ferry that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudon County community of Jackson Ferry.
- Roane County
- This Jackson Ferry is located in Roane County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km] to the north northeast of the Jackson Ferry that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Jackson Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jackson 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Choctaw Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw Bluff is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Bluff
- German Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- German Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Ford
- Holders Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Holders Ferry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holders Ferry
- Leroy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Mays Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mays Crossroads is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossroads
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Sunflower
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunflower is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Toddtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
How Far From Jackson 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 Jackson Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jackson Ferry and extending to:
- Chatom, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Jackson 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 112 miles [180.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 797 miles [1,282.6 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 6,695 miles [10,774.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,399 miles [11,907.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,277 miles [8,492.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jackson 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 Jackson 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 Jackson Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4941, Longitude: -87.9097 In this case, the coordinates for Jackson Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.188 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.602 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.133 degrees. |
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