Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ingles 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 Ingles Ferry:
  • 37.100959, -80.589504
  • 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 Ingles 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Since Ingles Ferry is near Radford City and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Radford City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Ingles Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ingles 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.

• Cedar Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Valley is located in Radford City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
• College Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • College Park is located in Radford City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Fairlawn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
• Forest Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Forest Park is located in Radford City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Haven Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Haven Heights is located in Radford City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Heights
• Hickory Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Radford City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Mountain View
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mountain View is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Pepper
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pepper is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
• Peppers Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Peppers Ferry is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppers Ferry
• Snowville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Snowville is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
• Willow Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow Woods is located in Radford City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods

How Far From Ingles 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 Ingles 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 Ingles Ferry and extending to:

• Pulaski, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ingles Ferry to Pulaski, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 175 miles [281.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 229 miles [368.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,126 miles [9,858.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,709 miles [7,578.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'