Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Scotts Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scotts Ferry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Scotts 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 Scotts Ferry:
- 30.295475, -85.131583
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Scotts 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Since Scotts Ferry is near Liberty County and also Gulf County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Liberty County
- eBird sighting report for Gulf 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Scotts Ferry ...
We found five communities that share the name Scotts Ferry.
Within Florida, the name Scotts Ferry is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Lincoln County
- This Scotts Ferry is located in Lincoln County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Scotts Ferry that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Scotts Ferry.
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Scotts Ferry [Washington County].
- Kentucky
- Cumberland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Scotts Ferry [Cumberland County].
- Louisiana
- Richland Parish
- This Scotts Ferry is located in Richland Parish and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Scotts Ferry that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland Parish community of Scotts Ferry.
- South Carolina
- McCormick County
- This Scotts Ferry is located in McCormick County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Scotts Ferry that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCormick County community of Scotts Ferry.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scotts 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.
- Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <3>
- Fawn Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Fisher Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Corner
- Fisher Corner is located in Calhoun County
- Jensen Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jensen Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen Place
- Jensen Place is located in Liberty County
- Lake Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove
- Lake Grove is located in Gulf County
- Leonards ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Lewis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Marysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Calhoun County
- Mosquito Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosquito Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquito Landing
- Mosquito Landing is located in Liberty County
- Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Pine Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Pine Island is located in Calhoun County
How Far From Scotts 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 Scotts Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scotts Ferry and extending to:
- Blountstown, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Scotts Ferry to Blountstown, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 750 miles [1,207 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,206 miles [8,378.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Scotts Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scotts Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scotts Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2955, Longitude: -85.1316 In this case, the coordinates for Scotts Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Scotts Ferry could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Scotts Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.475 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.453 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.324 degrees. |