Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tindells 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 Tindells Ferry:
  • 32.609578, -87.768622
  • 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 Tindells 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 Hale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hale County
  • Since Tindells Ferry is near Greene County and also Sumter 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 Sumter 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 Tindells Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tindells 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Alfalfa is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa
• Baptist Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Baptist Hill is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill
• Birdeye
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Birdeye is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdeye
• Cedarville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cedarville is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Forkland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Forkland is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
• Glovers Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Glovers Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Ferry
• Lock Five
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lock Five is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Five
• Merryweathers Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Merryweathers Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryweathers Ferry
• Oak Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Rockcut
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockcut is located in Marengo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcut
• Rocky Ford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rocky Ford is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
• Roe Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Roe Landing is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Landing

How Far From Tindells 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 Tindells 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 Tindells Ferry and extending to:

• Greensboro, which is the Seat of Hale County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tindells Ferry to Greensboro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 87 miles [140 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 740 miles [1,190.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,343 miles [11,817.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,220 miles [8,400.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'