Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Nobles 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 Nobles Ferry:
  • 32.691796, -86.341362
  • 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 Nobles 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 Elmore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore County
  • Since Nobles Ferry is near Autauga County and also Coosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Autauga County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coosa 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 Nobles Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nobles 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.

• Cold Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cold Springs is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Knights Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Knights Ferry is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Ferry
• Lightwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lightwood is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
• Mountain Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
• Richville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Richville is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
• Riddle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Riddle is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
• Speed
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Speed is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
• Stoney Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Stoney Point is located in Autauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
• Travelers Rest
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Travelers Rest is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travelers Rest

How Far From Nobles 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 Nobles 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 Nobles Ferry and extending to:

• Wetumpka, which is the Seat of Elmore County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nobles Ferry to Wetumpka, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 674 miles [1,084.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,275 miles [11,708 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>'