Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pegues 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 Pegues Ferry:
  • 32.044314, -87.410551
  • 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 Pegues 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 Wilcox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilcox County
  • Since Pegues Ferry is near Marengo County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marengo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas 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 Pegues Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pegues 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.

• Boiling Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Boiling Springs is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
• Coal Bluff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Coal Bluff is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Bluff
• Holly Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Holly Ferry is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ferry
• Nellie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Nellie is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
• Pebble Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pebble Hill is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hill
• Prairie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Prairie is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
• Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Prairie Bluff is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bluff
  • Prairie Bluff has also been known as:
  • Dale
  • Daletown
• Rockwest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockwest is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwest
• Yellow Bluff
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people

How Far From Pegues 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 Pegues 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 Pegues Ferry and extending to:

• Camden, which is the Seat of Wilcox County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Pegues Ferry to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 750 miles [1,207 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 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,647 miles [10,697.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,352 miles [11,831.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,230 miles [8,416.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'