Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Memphis 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 Memphis Ferry:
  • 33.137069, -88.291145
  • 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 Memphis 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 Pickens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
  • Since Memphis Ferry is near Noxubee County and also Lowndes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Noxubee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes 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 Memphis Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Memphis 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.

• Aliceville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Aliceville is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aliceville <1>
• Crow ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Crow is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
• Foxtrap ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Foxtrap is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtrap
• Grantsville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Grantsville is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
• Pickens Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pickens Ferry is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Ferry
• Pickensville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pickensville is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
• Pickensville Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pickensville Ferry is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville Ferry
• Plantersville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Plantersville is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
• Prairie Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Prairie Point is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Point
• Ravine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ravine is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
• Stones Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stones Ferry is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Ferry

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Memphis Ferry and extending to:

• Carrollton, which is the Seat of Pickens County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Memphis Ferry to Carrollton, with an average speed<3> 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 126 miles [202.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 742 miles [1,194.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,631 miles [10,671.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,343 miles [11,817.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,219 miles [8,399.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'