Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rowes 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 Rowes Ferry:
  • 32.604579, -87.841402
  • 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 Rowes 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
  • Since Rowes Ferry is near Greene County and also Hale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Rowes Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rowes 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.

• Alfalfa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Alfalfa is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa
• Baptist Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 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
  (3 miles [4.8 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 northwest)
  • Merryweathers Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryweathers Ferry
• Rockcut
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rockcut is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcut
• Rocky Ford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rocky Ford is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
• Roe Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Roe Landing is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Landing
• Shortleaf
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Shortleaf is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortleaf
• Thornhill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Thornhill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill

How Far From Rowes 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 Rowes 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 Rowes Ferry and extending to:

• Livingston, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Rowes Ferry to Livingston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• 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 744 miles [1,197.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,347 miles [11,823.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,223 miles [8,405.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'