Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Two Branch 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 Two Branch Ferry:
  • 33.557053, -87.185554<1>
  • 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 Two Branch 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
  • Since Two Branch Ferry is near Jefferson County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 Two Branch Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Two Branch 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.

• Alliance
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Alliance is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
• Driftwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Driftwood is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
• Glaze Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Glaze Ferry is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze Ferry
• Little Shoal
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Shoal is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Shoal
• Maxine
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Maxine is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxine
• Pumpkin Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pumpkin Center is also located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• Short Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
• Snow Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Snow Ferry is also located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Ferry
• Toadvine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
• Vines Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Vines Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vines Mill
• Wilderness Garden
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Wilderness Garden is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Garden

How Far From Two Branch 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 included the distance from a community such as Two Branch 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 Two Branch Ferry and extending to:

• Jasper, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Two Branch Ferry to Jasper, with an average speed<3> 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 6 hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 674 miles [1,084.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,275 miles [11,708 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,152 miles [8,291.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>