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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 Sanders Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sanders Ferry and the surrounding area.
- 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 Sanders Ferry:
- 33.174842, -87.693066
- 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 Sanders 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
- Since Sanders Ferry is near Greene County and also Pickens 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 Pickens 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 Sanders Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sanders 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.
- Chapelwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chapelwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapelwood
- Coker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairlawn is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Fernridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fernridge is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernridge
- Forest Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forest Green is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
- Forest Green Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Green Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green Park
- Gardendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gardendale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
- Green Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Green Valley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Greenview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenview is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Harperwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harperwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperwood
- Hays Court
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hays Court is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Court
- Lincoln Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Mountainbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mountainbrook is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Pine Circle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pine Circle is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Circle
- Royal Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Royal Pines is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
- Snow Terrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Snow Terrace is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Terrace
How Far From Sanders 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 Sanders Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sanders Ferry and extending to:
- Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies just to the East.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Sanders Ferry to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 713 miles [1,147.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,315 miles [11,772.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,191 miles [8,354.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Sanders Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Sanders 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 Sanders Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1748, Longitude: -87.6931 In this case, the coordinates for Sanders Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.191 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.835 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.726 degrees. |
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