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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Aderhold Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aderhold Ferry and the surrounding area.
- 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 Aderhold Ferry:
- 33.717886, -84.604655
- 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 Aderhold 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Aderhold Ferry is near Fulton County and also Cobb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb 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 Aderhold Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aderhold 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 Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Big Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Boulder Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boulder Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Park
- Carmel Chase
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carmel Chase is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Chase
- Cherokee Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Chestnut Log
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Log is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Log
- County Line Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- County Line Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Heights
- County Line Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- County Line Place is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Place
- Creelwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Creelwood is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creelwood
- Flagstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flagstone is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagstone
- Gordon Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gordon Heights is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
- Gordon Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
- Greens Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Ferry
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Heritage Square
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Square is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Square
- Holly Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holly Brook is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Brook
- Howard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Howard is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Ivy Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ivy Point is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Point
- Kennedy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kennedy is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Lizzie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lizzie is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
- Meadowview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowview is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Pine Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pine Creek is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Rebel Trail
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rebel Trail is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Trail
- Rolling Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rolling Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Saddleback Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saddleback Ridge is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddleback Ridge
- Sandtown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sandtown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Skyview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Skyview is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
- Songwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Songwood is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Songwood
- Stoneybrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneybrook is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
- Summit Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Ridge is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Ridge
- Tell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
- Trail Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trail Creek is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
- Whisperwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whisperwoods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwoods
How Far From Aderhold Ferry to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Aderhold 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 Aderhold Ferry and extending to:
- Douglasville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Aderhold Ferry to Atlanta, 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 552 miles [888.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,031 miles [8,096.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Aderhold Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Aderhold Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aderhold Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7179, Longitude: -84.6047 In this case, the coordinates for Aderhold Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.38 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.818 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.379 degrees. |
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