Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Stow 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 Stow Ferry:
  • 32.921791, -85.869962
  • 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 Stow 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 Tallapoosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa County
  • Since Stow Ferry is near Coosa County and also Elmore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coosa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elmore 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 Stow Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stow 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.

• Cowpens
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
• Eagle Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Eagle Creek is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek
• Flint Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Flint Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
• Fuller
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fuller is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
• Hamlet
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamlet is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
• Indian Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Hills is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Island Home
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Island Home is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Home
• Our Town
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
• Parish Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Parish Hills is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish Hills
• Piney Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Piney Point is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
• River Bend ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • River Bend is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
• Sessions
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sessions is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sessions
• Sunny Level
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunny Level is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Level

How Far From Stow 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 Stow 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 Stow Ferry and extending to:

• Dadeville, which is the Seat of Tallapoosa County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Stow Ferry to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 643 miles [1,034.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,244 miles [11,658.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,122 miles [8,243.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'