Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mims 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 Mims Ferry:
  • 32.952900, -86.515257
  • 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 Mims 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 Coosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coosa County
  • Since Mims Ferry is near Chilton County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chilton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Mims Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mims 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.

• Dollar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dollar is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
• Gap of the Mountain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gap of the Mountain is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap of the Mountain
• Gold Branch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gold Branch is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Branch
• Houses Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Houses Ferry is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houses Ferry
• Jumbo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jumbo is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
• Marble Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Marble Valley is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
• Mineral Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Wildwood Shores
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wildwood Shores is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Shores

How Far From Mims 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 Mims 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 Mims Ferry and extending to:

• Rockford, which is the Seat of Coosa County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mims Ferry to Rockford, 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 41 miles [66 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 669 miles [1,076.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,566 miles [10,567 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 5,149 miles [8,286.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'