Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Yellow Bluff 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 Yellow Bluff Ferry:
  • 31.915428, -87.516664
  • 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 Yellow Bluff 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 Wilcox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilcox County
  • Since Yellow Bluff Ferry is near Monroe County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Yellow Bluff Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yellow Bluff 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.

• Coal Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Coal Bluff is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Bluff
• Dry Forks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Dry Forks is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Forks
• Holly Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Holly Ferry is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ferry
• Kings Log Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kings Log Landing is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Log Landing
• Lower Peach Tree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
• Nellie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Nellie is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
• Packards Bend
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Packards Bend is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packards Bend
• Pleasant Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Yellow Bluff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people

How Far From Yellow Bluff 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 include the distance from a community such as Yellow Bluff 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 Yellow Bluff Ferry and extending to:

• Camden, which is the Seat of Wilcox County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Yellow Bluff Ferry to Camden, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 760 miles [1,223.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,658 miles [10,715 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,362 miles [11,848 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,240 miles [8,433 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'