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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 Butlers Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Butlers 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 Butlers Ferry:
- 30.795468, -84.928813
- 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 Butlers 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 Seminole County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Seminole County
- Since Butlers Ferry is near Jackson County and also Gadsden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gadsden 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 Butlers Ferry
Communities Also Named Butlers Ferry ...
We found three communities that are also named Butlers Ferry.
Within Georgia, the name Butlers Ferry is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Butlers Ferry is located in Jefferson County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Butlers Ferry that is located in Seminole County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Butlers Ferry.
- Randolph County
- This Butlers Ferry is located in Randolph County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km] to the north northwest of the Butlers Ferry that is located in Seminole County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Butlers Ferry.
- Tennessee
- Clay County
- This Butlers Ferry is located in Clay County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the north of the Butlers Ferry that is located in Seminole County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Butlers Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Butlers 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.
- Butler ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Butler is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Cypress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hornsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hornsville is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsville
- Jinks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jinks is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jinks
- Lovedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lovedale is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovedale
- Recovery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Recovery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
- Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
- River Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- River Junction is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Shady Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Two Egg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Two Egg is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Egg
How Far From Butlers 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 Butlers Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Butlers Ferry and extending to:
- Donalsonville, which is the Seat of Seminole County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Butlers Ferry to Donalsonville, 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 five to six hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 206 miles [331.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 715 miles [1,150.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,291 miles [11,733.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,174 miles [8,326.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Butlers 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 Butlers 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 Butlers Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7955, Longitude: -84.9288 In this case, the coordinates for Butlers Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.397 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.432 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.15 degrees. |
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