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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Reddicks Ferry:
    • 32.595968, -87.851958
    • 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 Reddicks 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Since Reddicks Ferry is near Sumter County and also Hale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hale 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 Reddicks Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reddicks 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.

  • Baptist Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Baptist Hill is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill
  • Birdeye
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Birdeye is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdeye
  • Forkland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Forkland is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
  • Glovers Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Glovers Ferry is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Ferry
  • Lock Five
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lock Five is located in Hale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Five
  • Merryweathers Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Merryweathers Ferry is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryweathers Ferry
  • Rockcut
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rockcut is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcut
  • Roe Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Roe Landing is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Landing
  • Shortleaf
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Shortleaf is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortleaf

How Far From Reddicks 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 Reddicks 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 Reddicks Ferry and extending to:

  • Eutaw, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Reddicks Ferry to Eutaw, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 745 miles [1,199 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving 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 6,639 miles [10,684.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,348 miles [11,825.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,224 miles [8,407.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Reddicks Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<3>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Reddicks Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Reddicks Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5960, Longitude: -87.8520       In this case, the coordinates for Reddicks Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.244 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.817 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.903 degrees.