Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Kolbs 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 Kolbs Ferry:
  • 33.688726, -88.367816
  • 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 Kolbs 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 Lowndes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
  • Since Kolbs Ferry is near Monroe County and also Clay 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 Clay 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 Kolbs Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kolbs 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.

• Border Springs ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Border Springs is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Springs
• Buttahatchie ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Buttahatchie is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttahatchie
• Flint Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Flint Hill is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
• Fox Run
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fox Run is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Gallagher Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Gallagher Ferry is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Ferry
• Grubb Springs ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Grubb Springs is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Springs
• Holly Hills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Holly Hills is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
• Mormon Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mormon Springs is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Springs
• Sleepy Hollow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sleepy Hollow is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
• Star
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Star is located in Lamar County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
• Temperence Hill ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Temperence Hill is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperence Hill
• Woodlawn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Kolbs 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 Kolbs 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 Kolbs Ferry and extending to:

• Columbus, which is the Seat of Lowndes County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kolbs Ferry to Columbus, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 141 miles [226.9 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 725 miles [1,166.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,608 miles [10,634.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,322 miles [11,783.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,197 miles [8,363.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'