Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crafts Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crafts Ferry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crafts 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 Crafts Ferry:
- 34.245385, -82.744856
- 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 Crafts 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 Elbert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Elbert County
- Since Crafts Ferry is near Anderson County and also Abbeville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- eBird sighting report for Abbeville 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 Crafts Ferry ...
We found one communities that share the name Crafts Ferry.
Within Georgia, the name Crafts Ferry is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Crafts 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 Crafts Ferry.
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crafts 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.
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Elbert County
- Cherokee Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ferry
- Cherokee Ferry is located in Elbert County
- Coldwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Duke ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Edinburg ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony is located in Elbert County
- Harpers Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
- Harpers Ferry is located in Elbert County
- Parks Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Pearl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Rock Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Branch
- Rock Branch is located in Elbert County
- Rocky River ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River
- Rocky River is located in Abbeville County (SC)
How Far From Crafts 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 Crafts Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Crafts Ferry and extending to:
- Elberton, which is the Seat of Elbert County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Crafts Ferry to Elberton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 100 miles [160.9 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 450 miles [724.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,046 miles [11,339.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,925 miles [7,926 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crafts Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Crafts Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crafts Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2454, Longitude: -82.7449 In this case, the coordinates for Crafts Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Crafts Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.31 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.662 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.52 degrees. |