Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bells 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 Bells Ferry:
  • 33.973444, -88.544489
  • 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 Bells 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Since Bells Ferry is near Itawamba County and also Chickasaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Itawamba County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chickasaw 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 Bells Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bells 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.

• Central Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Central Grove is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
• Coon Tail ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Coon Tail is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Tail
• Cotton Gin Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cotton Gin Ferry is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Ferry
• Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
• Fields Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fields Ferry is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Ferry
• Longview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Longview is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• Tranquil
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tranquil is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquil
• Wildwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wildwood is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Bells 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 Bells 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 Bells Ferry and extending to:

• Aberdeen, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Bells Ferry to Aberdeen, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 723 miles [1,163.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,317 miles [11,775.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,192 miles [8,355.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'