Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lindseys 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 Lindseys Ferry:
  • 33.911215, -87.083337
  • 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 Lindseys 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 Cullman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cullman County
  • Since Lindseys Ferry is near Walker County and also Winston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winston 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 Lindseys Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lindseys 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.

• Chapel Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• Cold Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cold Springs is located in Cullman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Coon Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Coon Creek is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
• Creel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Creel is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
• Curry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Curry is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
• Empire
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Empire is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
• Hull
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hull is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
• Lynns Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynns Park is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynns Park
• Marylee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Marylee is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
• Red Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Rock is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
• Rocky Hollow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Hollow is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hollow
• Sunlight
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sunlight is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
• Union Chapel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Chapel is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel

How Far From Lindseys Ferry to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lindseys 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 Lindseys Ferry and extending to:

• Cullman, which is the Seat of Cullman County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lindseys Ferry to Cullman, 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 115 miles [185.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 655 miles [1,054.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,255 miles [11,675.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,131 miles [8,257.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'