Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cooleys Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cooleys Ferry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cooleys 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 Cooleys Ferry:
- 34.412604, -82.847640
- 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 Cooleys 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 Cooleys Ferry is near Anderson County and also Elbert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- eBird sighting report for Elbert 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 Cooleys Ferry ...
We found one communities that share the name Cooleys Ferry.
Within Georgia, the name Cooleys Ferry is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Cooleys Ferry 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 Cooleys Ferry.
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cooleys 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 Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Double Springs is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Hartwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Hartwell is located in Hart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,446 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartwell <2>
- Holland Store
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
- Holland Store is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Holland Store has also been known as:
- Hollands
- Lakefront
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Oak Bower ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Parks Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parks Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Ferry
- Parks Ferry is located in Hart County
- Price ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Reed Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County
How Far From Cooleys Ferry to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cooleys Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Cooleys Ferry and extending to:
- Hartwell, which is the Seat of Hart County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Cooleys Ferry to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 446 miles [717.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,343 miles [10,208.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,044 miles [11,336.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,922 miles [7,921.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cooleys 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> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Cooleys Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cooleys Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4126, Longitude: -82.8476 In this case, the coordinates for Cooleys Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Cooleys Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.374 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.759 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.516 degrees. |