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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Millers Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millers Ferry and the surrounding area.
- 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 Millers Ferry:
- 32.977345, -85.743014
- 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 Millers 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 Millers Ferry is near Chambers County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Millers Ferry
Communities Also Named Millers Ferry ...
We found four communities that are also named Millers Ferry.
There are three communities within Alabama that are also named Millers Ferry.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Millers Ferry in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Greene County
- Although located in Greene County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Millers Ferry.
- Lowndes County
- Although located in Lowndes County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Millers Ferry.
- Wilcox County
- This Millers Ferry is located in Wilcox County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Millers Ferry that is located in Tallapoosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilcox County community of Millers Ferry.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Washington County
- This Millers Ferry is located in Washington County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the south of the Millers Ferry that is located in Tallapoosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Millers Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Millers 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.
- Eagle Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eagle Creek is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek
- Everglade
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Everglade is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everglade
- Germany Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Germany Ferry is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany Ferry
- Griffin Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Griffin Ferry is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Ferry
- Hamlet
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hamlet is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Matilda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Matilda Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Matilda Ferry is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda Ferry
- New Site
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Sessions
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sessions is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sessions
How Far From Millers 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 Millers Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Millers Ferry and extending to:
- Dadeville, which is the Seat of Tallapoosa County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Millers 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 52 miles [83.7 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 635 miles [1,021.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,236 miles [11,645.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,114 miles [8,230.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Millers Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Millers Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Millers Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9773, Longitude: -85.7430 In this case, the coordinates for Millers Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.012 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.445 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.994 degrees. |
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