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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 Bakers Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bakers 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 Bakers Ferry:
- 34.916749, -84.323532
- 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 Bakers 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 Fannin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin County
- Since Bakers Ferry is near Polk County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Bakers Ferry
Communities Also Named Bakers Ferry ...
We found two communities that are also named Bakers Ferry.
There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Bakers Ferry.
Beyond Georgia.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Cobb County
- This Bakers Ferry is located in Cobb County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the south of the Bakers Ferry that is located in Fannin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Bakers Ferry.
- Elbert County
- This Bakers Ferry is located in Elbert County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bakers Ferry that is located in Fannin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elbert County community of Bakers Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bakers 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.
- Chestnut Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Cutcane
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Forge Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forge Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Mill
- Greens Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Hothouse
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hothouse is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Kingtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingtown is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingtown
- Lickskillet
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lickskillet is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Loving
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Loving is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving
- Mineral Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Murphy Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Murphy Junction is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
- Pierceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Sugar Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Creek is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Union
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Windy Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Windy Ridge is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Ridge
How Far From Bakers 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 Bakers Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bakers Ferry and extending to:
- Blue Ridge, which is the Seat of Fannin County, lies just to the South.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Bakers Ferry to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>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 5 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 487 miles [783.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,382 miles [10,270.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,089 miles [11,408.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,966 miles [7,992 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Bakers Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bakers 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 Bakers Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9167, Longitude: -84.3235 In this case, the coordinates for Bakers Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.258 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.848 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.972 degrees. |
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