Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bass Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bass Ferry and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bass Ferry

• 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 Bass Ferry:
  • 34.230650, -85.057725
  • 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 Bass 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
  • Since Bass Ferry is near Bartow County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Bass Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bass 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.

• Chapel Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• De Soto ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • De Soto is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
• Fieldwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fieldwood is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldwood
• Ford ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ford is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
• Freeman Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Freeman Ferry is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Ferry
• Freemans ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Freemans is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans
• Hermitage
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hermitage is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
• Maplewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Maplewood is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Maplewood Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Maplewood Park is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
• Maplewood Square
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Maplewood Square is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Square
• Riverside Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverside Park is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
• Saddle Mountain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Saddle Mountain is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Mountain
• Waters Store ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Waters Store is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Store
• Widow Fools Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Widow Fools Ferry is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widow Fools Ferry

How Far From Bass Ferry to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bass 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 Bass Ferry and extending to:

• Rome, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Bass Ferry to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 548 miles [881.9 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 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'