Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coles Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coles Ferry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Coles 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 Coles Ferry:
- 34.482880, -82.979313
- 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 Coles 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 Hart County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hart County
- Since Coles Ferry is near Anderson County and also Oconee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- eBird sighting report for Oconee 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
Communities Also Named Coles Ferry ...
We found four communities that share the name Coles Ferry.
Within Georgia, the name Coles Ferry is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Coles Ferry.
- Tennessee
- Wilson County
- This Coles Ferry is located in Wilson County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Coles Ferry that is located in Hart County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Coles Ferry.
- Virginia
- Charlotte County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Coles Ferry [Charlotte County].
- Halifax County
- This Coles Ferry is located in Halifax County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Coles Ferry that is located in Hart County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Coles Ferry.
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coles 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.
- Cross Roads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Hart County
- Double Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Double Springs is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Earles Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earles Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles Grove
- Earles Grove is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Fair Play
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
- Fair Play is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Play <4>
- Fairplay Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairplay Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay Shores
- Fairplay Shores is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Gumlog
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Price ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Reed Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County
- Shoal Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Shoal Creek is located in Hart County
- Townville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townville
- Townville is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townville <4>
How Far From Coles 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 Coles Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coles Ferry and extending to:
- Hartwell, which is the Seat of Hart County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Coles Ferry to Hartwell, with an average speed<5> 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 95 miles [152.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 448 miles [721 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,345 miles [10,211.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,047 miles [11,341 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,925 miles [7,926 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coles Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hart County: www.hartcountyga.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coles Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coles Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4829, Longitude: -82.9793 In this case, the coordinates for Coles Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Coles Ferry could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Coles Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.453 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.86 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.549 degrees. |