Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wagnon 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 Wagnon Ferry:
  • 34.064820, -85.824968
  • 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 Wagnon 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 Etowah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah County
  • Since Wagnon Ferry is near Cherokee County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Wagnon Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wagnon 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.

• Ballplay
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Ballplay is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
• Bath Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bath Springs is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Springs
• Coat's Bend
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
• Hokes Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <1>
• Hokes Bluff Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hokes Bluff Ferry is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff Ferry
• Kings Hill ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kings Hill is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Hill
• Luke
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Luke is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
• Maple Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Grove is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Slackland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Slackland is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackland
• Turkeytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
• Wood Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wood Ferry is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Ferry

How Far From Wagnon 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 Wagnon 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 Wagnon Ferry and extending to:

• Gadsden, which is the Seat of Etowah County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wagnon Ferry to Gadsden, with an average speed<3> 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 119 miles [191.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 590 miles [949.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,193 miles [11,576 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,069 miles [8,157.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'