Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in De Foor Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to De Foor Ferry and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for De Foor 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 De Foor Ferry:
  • 33.826494, -84.455763
  • 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 De Foor 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 Cobb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
  • Since De Foor Ferry is near Fulton County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 De Foor Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near De Foor 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.

• Bolton
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bolton is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
• Ellen
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ellen is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen
• Farmstead
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmstead is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmstead
• Grove Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Grove Park is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
• Heritage
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Heritage is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
• Hills Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hills Park is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Park
• Magnolia
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Magnolia is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Nelsons Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
• Postwoods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Postwoods is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postwoods
• Riverwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Riverwood is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
• Rockdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockdale is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Rose Garden Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rose Garden Hills is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden Hills
• Stonewall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Stonewall is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
• Treetop
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Treetop is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treetop

How Far From De Foor 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 De Foor Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in De Foor Ferry and extending to:

• Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from De Foor Ferry to Marietta, with an average speed<2> 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 just to the southeast (SE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 540 miles [869 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'