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

When in Leman Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leman 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 Leman Ferry:
    • 34.573981, -86.618605
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Leman Ferry
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leman 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.

  • Burrows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burrows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
    • Burrows is located in Madison County
  • English Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
    • English Village is located in Madison County
  • Forest Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in Madison County
  • Fox Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
    • Fox Run is located in Madison County
  • Green Cove Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Cove Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove Meadows
    • Green Cove Meadows is located in Madison County
  • Hobbs Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbs Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Island
    • Hobbs Island is located in Madison County
  • Lacey's Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacey's Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey's Spring
    • Lacey's Spring is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey's Spring <2>
  • Lewis Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Ferry
    • Lewis Ferry is located in Morgan County
  • Meadow Trace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Trace
    • Meadow Trace is located in Madison County
  • Redstone Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redstone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone Park
    • Redstone Park is located in Madison County
  • Regent Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regent Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent Forest
    • Regent Forest is located in Madison County
  • Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughter Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
    • Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
    • Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
    • Slaughter Ferry

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Leman Ferry and extending to:

  • Decatur, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Leman Ferry to Decatur, with an average speed<4> 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 152 miles [244.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 608 miles [978.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,206 miles [11,596.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,082 miles [8,178.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leman Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Morgan County: www.co.morgan.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Leman Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leman Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5740, Longitude: -86.6186       In this case, the coordinates for Leman Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Leman Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.625 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.374 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.99 degrees.









 

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