Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Graham 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 Graham Ferry:
  • 30.618527, -88.658079
  • 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 Graham 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Graham Ferry is near George County and also Mobile County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for George County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mobile 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 Graham Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Graham 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 Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Big Point is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
• Evergreen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Helena
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Helena is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
• Hickory Hills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Holders Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Holders Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holders Ferry
• Holly Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Landing is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Landing
• Martin Bluff
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
• Popetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Popetown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popetown
• Three Rivers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers

How Far From Graham 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 Graham 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 Graham Ferry and extending to:

• Pascagoula, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Graham Ferry to Pascagoula, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 871 miles [1,401.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,769 miles [10,893.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,471 miles [12,023.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,350 miles [8,610 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'