Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pratt 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 Pratt Ferry:
  • 33.021321, -87.076039
  • 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 Pratt 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
  • Since Pratt Ferry is near Shelby County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 Pratt Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pratt 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.

• Bucktown ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bucktown is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
• Choctaw Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Choctaw Hills is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Hills
• Flat Top
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Flat Top is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
• Gary Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gary Springs is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Springs
• Italian Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Italian Town is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
• Piper
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Piper is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
• Pleasant Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Primitive Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Primitive Ridge is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primitive Ridge
• Red Eagle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Eagle is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Eagle
• Sixmile
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sixmile is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
• Stacks Hill ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Stacks Hill is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacks Hill
• Youngbloods Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Youngbloods Ferry is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngbloods Ferry

How Far From Pratt Ferry to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pratt Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Pratt Ferry once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pratt Ferry and extending to:

• Centreville, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Pratt Ferry to Montgomery, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 691 miles [1,112.1 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 40 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,294 miles [11,738.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,171 miles [8,321.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'