Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bridges 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 Bridges Ferry:
  • 33.159294, -83.823792
  • 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 Bridges 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Since Bridges Ferry is near Butts County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butts County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones 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 Bridges Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bridges 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.

• Box Ankle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
• Cork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cork is located in Butts County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
• Glover Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Glover Ferry is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Ferry
• Indian Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Springs is located in Butts County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Iron Springs Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Iron Springs Crossroads is located in Butts County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs Crossroads
• Logwall
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Logwall is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logwall
• Sandy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy is located in Butts County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
• Star Mills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Star Mills is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Mills
• Waits Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Waits Ferry is located in Butts County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Ferry

How Far From Bridges 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 Bridges 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 Bridges Ferry and extending to:

• Forsyth, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bridges Ferry to Forsyth, with an average speed<2> 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 52 miles [83.7 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 547 miles [880.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,442 miles [10,367.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,020 miles [8,078.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'