Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Parker 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 Parker Ferry:
  • 32.506246, -86.301360
  • 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 Parker 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 Parker Ferry is near Montgomery County and also Autauga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Autauga 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 Parker Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Parker 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.

• Blueberry Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Blueberry Hill is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hill
• Five Points
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Five Points is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Flatwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Flatwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
• Great Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Great Oaks is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
• Hughes Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hughes Ferry is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Ferry
• Kingswood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kingswood is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Open Acres
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Open Acres is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Acres
• Prattville Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
• Quail Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Quail Run is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
• Robinson Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
• Rose Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rose Hill is located in Elmore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill

How Far From Parker 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 Parker 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 Parker Ferry and extending to:

• Wetumpka, which is the Seat of Elmore County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies just to the south (S).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Parker Ferry to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,282 miles [11,719.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,160 miles [8,304.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'