Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for McCarty 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 McCarty Ferry:
  • 32.725685, -85.888016
  • 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 McCarty 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 Tallapoosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa County
  • Since McCarty Ferry is near Elmore County and also Hale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hale 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 McCarty Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near McCarty 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.

• Cherokee Bluffs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cherokee Bluffs is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Bluffs
• Double Bridges Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Double Bridges Ferry is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bridges Ferry
• Erie ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Erie is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
• Jordan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jordan is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Ponders
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ponders is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponders
• Red Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Hill is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• River Bend ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • River Bend is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
• Robinson Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Robinson Ferry is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Ferry
• Rover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rover is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
• Still Waters
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Still Waters is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Waters
• Union
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Union is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Walnut Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

How Far From McCarty 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 McCarty 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 McCarty Ferry and extending to:

• Dadeville, which is the Seat of Tallapoosa County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from McCarty Ferry to Dadeville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 653 miles [1,050.9 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 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,253 miles [11,672.6 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>'