Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wall 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 Wall Ferry:
  • 32.939018, -88.329200
  • 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 Wall 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
  • Since Wall Ferry is near Noxubee County and also Kemper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Noxubee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kemper 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 Wall Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wall 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.

• Big Lake ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Lake is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
• Clark
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clark is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
• Cooksville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cooksville is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
• Craigs Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Craigs Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Ferry
• Cross Roads ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cross Roads is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Dancy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dancy is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancy
• Fair Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Foxtrap ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Foxtrap is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtrap
• Geiger
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Geiger is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
• Old Scooba ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Scooba is located in Kemper County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scooba
• Paulette
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Paulette is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette

How Far From Wall 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 Wall 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 Wall Ferry and extending to:

• Livingston, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wall Ferry to Livingston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 752 miles [1,210.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,354 miles [11,835.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,230 miles [8,416.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'