Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for McDowell 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 McDowell Ferry:
  • 32.522914, -87.900293
  • 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 McDowell 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
  • Since McDowell Ferry is near Marengo County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marengo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 McDowell Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near McDowell 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.

• Alfalfa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Alfalfa is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa
• Baptist Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Baptist Hill is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill
• Birdeye
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Birdeye is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdeye
• Dug Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dug Hill is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
• Forkland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Forkland is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
• Glovers Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Glovers Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Ferry
• Hall Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hall Creek is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Creek
• Merryweathers Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Merryweathers Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryweathers Ferry
• Moscow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Moscow is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
• Rockcut
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rockcut is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcut
• Roe Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Roe Landing is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Landing
• Salt Well
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Salt Well is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Well
• Shortleaf
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Shortleaf is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortleaf

How Far From McDowell 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 McDowell 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 McDowell Ferry and extending to:

• Livingston, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from McDowell Ferry to Livingston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 750 miles [1,207 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 6,645 miles [10,694.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,353 miles [11,833.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,230 miles [8,416.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'