Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for McKissacks 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 McKissacks Ferry:
  • 31.412396, -85.074929
  • 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 McKissacks 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Since McKissacks Ferry is near Early County and also Houston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Early County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston 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 McKissacks Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near McKissacks 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.

• Freeman
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Freeman is located in Early County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
• Hebron
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hebron is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Luke
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Luke is located in Early County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
• Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Early County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Pleasant Plains
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Plains is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
• Rock Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Hill is located in Early County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 248 people
• Shorterville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Shorterville is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
• Union
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Union is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From McKissacks 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 McKissacks 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 McKissacks Ferry and extending to:

• Abbeville, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from McKissacks Ferry to Abbeville, 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 four to five hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 687 miles [1,105.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,153 miles [8,292.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'