Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Savannah Ford

• 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 Savannah Ford:
  • 34.988417, -87.584469
  • 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 Savannah Ford

• 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 Lauderdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
  • Since Savannah Ford is near Lawrence County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Savannah Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Savannah Ford ...

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.

• Atlas ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
• Corning ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Corning is located in Wayne County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
• Falconhead
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Falconhead is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconhead
• Green Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Holly Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Holly Creek is located in Wayne County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
• Iron City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
• Keys Chapel ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Keys Chapel is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Chapel
• Light ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Light is located in Wayne County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
• Palestine ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Palestine is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
• Wolf Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wolf Creek is located in Lawrence County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
• Zip City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Zip City is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City

How Far From Savannah Ford 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 Savannah Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Savannah Ford and extending to:

• Florence, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Savannah Ford to Florence, 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 four to five hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 194 miles [312.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 641 miles [1,031.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,513 miles [10,481.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,230 miles [11,635.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,105 miles [8,215.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'