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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 Bartletts Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bartletts 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 Bartletts Ferry:
- 32.663191, -85.091048
- 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 Bartletts 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 Harris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Since Bartletts Ferry is near Lee County and also Chambers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers 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 Bartletts Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bartletts 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.
- Double Churches
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Double Churches is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Churches
- Glass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glass is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
- Green Island Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Island Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island Hills
- Houston Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Houston Ferry is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Ferry
- Jester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jester is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester
- Mechanicsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mountain Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
- Mulberry Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mulberry Grove is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Grove
- Peppertree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peppertree is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertree
- Piney Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Grove is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Ranch Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ranch Forest is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Forest
- River View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- River View is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Twin Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Chapel is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Chapel
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,701 people
- Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Victory Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Victory Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
How Far From Bartletts 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 Bartletts Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bartletts Ferry and extending to:
- Hamilton, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bartletts Ferry to Hamilton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 623 miles [1,002.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,220 miles [11,619.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,099 miles [8,206 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bartletts Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bartletts 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 Bartletts Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6632, Longitude: -85.0910 In this case, the coordinates for Bartletts Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.611 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.939 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.811 degrees. |
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