Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Payne 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 Payne Ferry:
  • 33.702329, -87.143611
  • 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 Payne 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
  • Since Payne Ferry is near Jefferson County and also Cullman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cullman 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 Payne Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Payne 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.

• Barney
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Barney is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
• Bryan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bryan is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
• Dovertown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Dovertown is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
• Flat Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Flat Creek is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
• Gobblers Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gobblers Crossing is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobblers Crossing
• Goodsprings
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Goodsprings is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
• High Level
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • High Level is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Level
• Pumpkin Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• Red Star
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Red Star is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
• Reeds Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
• Ruby ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ruby is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
• Short Camp
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Short Camp is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Camp
• Williams Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Williams Ferry is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ferry

How Far From Payne 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 Payne 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 Payne Ferry and extending to:

• Jasper, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Payne Ferry to Jasper, 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 103 miles [165.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 666 miles [1,071.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,267 miles [11,695.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,143 miles [8,276.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'