Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Amos Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Amos Ford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Amos Ford
- 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 Amos Ford:
- 34.607041, -83.646287
- 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 Amos Ford
- 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 Habersham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Habersham County
- Since Amos Ford is near White County and also Hall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for White County
- eBird sighting report for Hall 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Amos Ford ...
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.
- Aerial
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Benefit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Centerside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerside
- Centerside is located in White County
- College Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Habersham County
- Harvest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Heads Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heads Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads Ferry
- Heads Ferry is located in Habersham County
- Helen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
- Helen is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 559 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helen <2>
- Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Leaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Leo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo is located in White County
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Pink
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Rogers Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mill
- Rogers Mill is located in White County
How Far From Amos Ford 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 Amos Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Amos Ford and extending to:
- Clarkesville, which is the Seat of Habersham County, lies just to the East.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Amos Ford to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 470 miles [756.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,368 miles [10,248.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,072 miles [11,381.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,949 miles [7,964.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Amos Ford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Habersham County: www.co.habersham.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Amos Ford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amos Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6070, Longitude: -83.6463 In this case, the coordinates for Amos Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Amos Ford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.848 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.331 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.78 degrees. |