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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 Daniels Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Daniels 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 Daniels Ferry:
- 34.182053, -83.146538
- 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 Daniels 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Daniels Ferry is near Franklin County and also Hart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hart 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 Daniels Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Daniels 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.
- Bluestone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bluestone is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
- Bond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bond is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Danielsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- James Spring ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- James Spring is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Spring
- Moore Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Ferry is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Ferry
- Porterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Porterfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Reeds
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Reeds is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Vineyard Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vineyard Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Creek
How Far From Daniels 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 Daniels 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 Daniels Ferry and extending to:
- Danielsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Daniels Ferry to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 469 miles [754.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,366 miles [10,245.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,067 miles [11,373.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,946 miles [7,959.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Daniels Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Daniels 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 Daniels Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1821, Longitude: -83.1465 In this case, the coordinates for Daniels Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.542 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.92 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.693 degrees. |
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