Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ball Creek Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ball Creek Ford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ball Creek 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 Ball Creek Ford:
- 34.526200, -84.571597
- 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 Ball Creek 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 Pickens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- Since Ball Creek Ford is near Gilmer County and also Gordon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gilmer County
- eBird sighting report for Gordon 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 Ball Creek 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.
- Blaine
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Bobo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Clipper
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Jerusalem
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Roundtop
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Scarecorn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Sweden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Talking Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talking Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talking Rock
- Talking Rock is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talking Rock <2>
- Town Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Town Creek is located in Gilmer County
How Far From Ball Creek Ford 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 Ball Creek 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 Ball Creek Ford and extending to:
- Jasper, which is the Seat of Pickens County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ball Creek Ford to Jasper, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 514 miles [827.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,411 miles [10,317.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,117 miles [11,453.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,994 miles [8,037.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ball Creek Ford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pickens County: www.pickenscountyga.gov/
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- Ball Creek Ford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ball Creek Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5262, Longitude: -84.5716 In this case, the coordinates for Ball Creek 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 Ball Creek 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 312.393 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.947 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.17 degrees. |