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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Wallace Ferry:
    • 33.313171, -87.407225
    • 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 Wallace 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
    • Since Wallace Ferry is near Jefferson County and also Bibb 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 Bibb 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 Wallace Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wallace 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.

  • Cherrywood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherrywood is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
  • Cottondale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Covey Chase
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Covey Chase is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Chase
  • Deep Wood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Deep Wood is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Wood
  • Elm Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Elm Ridge is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Ridge
  • Fleetwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Fleetwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
  • Green Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Grove is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
  • High Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • High Point is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Hillview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hillview is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
  • Hurricane Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hurricane Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Hills
  • Kennedy Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kennedy Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Park
  • Lynn Haven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynn Haven is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Haven
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Mariners Cove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Mariners Cove is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Cove
    • Old Mill Trace
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Old Mill Trace is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Trace
    • Riverchase
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverchase is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
    • Wood Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
    • Yacht Club Bay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Yacht Club Bay is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yacht Club Bay

How Far From Wallace 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 Wallace 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 Wallace Ferry and extending to:

  • Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wallace Ferry to Tuscaloosa, 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 91 miles [146.5 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 694 miles [1,116.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,296 miles [11,741.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,172 miles [8,323.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wallace Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Wallace Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wallace Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3132, Longitude: -87.4072       In this case, the coordinates for Wallace Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.028 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.665 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.583 degrees.