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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 Wellborne Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wellborne Ferry and the surrounding area.
- 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 Wellborne Ferry:
- 33.240395, -85.604123
- 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 Wellborne 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Wellborne Ferry is near Clay County and also Chambers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers 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 Wellborne Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wellborne 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.
- Almond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Bishop Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bishop Ferry is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Ferry
- Blake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blake is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Christiana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Cornhouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cornhouse is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornhouse
- Cragford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dingler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dingler is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingler
- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Fuller Crossroad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fuller Crossroad is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Crossroad
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Lineville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mellow Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Motley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Swagg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Swagg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swagg
How Far From Wellborne 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 Wellborne 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 Wellborne Ferry and extending to:
- Wedowee, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Wellborne Ferry to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 616 miles [991.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,514 miles [10,483.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,218 miles [11,616.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,096 miles [8,201.2 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wellborne 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 Wellborne 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 Wellborne Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2404, Longitude: -85.6041 In this case, the coordinates for Wellborne Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.945 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.404 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.881 degrees. |
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