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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 Dooleys Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dooleys 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 Dooleys Ferry:
- 34.362327, -82.830416
- 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 Dooleys 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hart County
- Since Dooleys Ferry is near Anderson County and also Elbert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Dooleys Ferry
Communities Also Named Dooleys Ferry ...
We found two communities that are also named Dooleys Ferry.
Within Georgia, the name Dooleys Ferry is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Hempstead County
- This Dooleys Ferry is located in Hempstead County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the west of the Dooleys Ferry that is located in Hart County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hempstead County community of Dooleys Ferry.
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Dooleys Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dooleys 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.
- Coldwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coldwater is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Crafts Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crafts Ferry is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts Ferry
- Flat Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Hartwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holland Store
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holland Store is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
- Holland Store has also been known as:
- Hollands
- Lakefront
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lakefront is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefront
- Mountain Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Creek is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Oak Bower ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Bower is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bower
- Parks Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parks Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Ferry
- Price ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Price is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Reed Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Rock Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Branch is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Branch
How Far From Dooleys 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 Dooleys Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dooleys Ferry and extending to:
- Hartwell, which is the Seat of Hart County, lies just to the West.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Dooleys 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 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 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,344 miles [10,209.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,045 miles [11,337.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,924 miles [7,924.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Dooleys Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Dooleys 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 Dooleys Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3623, Longitude: -82.8304 In this case, the coordinates for Dooleys Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.363 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.739 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.523 degrees. |
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