Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ford
- 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 Ford:
- 31.327447, -81.681498
- 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 Ford
- 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 Glynn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Glynn County
- Since Ford is near Brantley County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Brantley County
- eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Ford ...
We found 26 communities that share the name Ford.
There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Ford.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 25 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Oceana County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ford [Oceana County].
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ford [Wayne County].
- Mississippi
- Jackson County
- This Ford is located in Jackson County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<3> to the west of the Ford that is located in Glynn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Ford.
- Winston County
- This Ford is located in Winston County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km] to the west northwest of the Ford that is located in Glynn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Ford.
- Missouri
- Montana
- Beaverhead County
- This Ford is located in Beaverhead County and lies 1,917 miles [3,085.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Ford that is located in Glynn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaverhead County community of Ford.
- Flathead County
- This Ford is located in Flathead County and lies 2,084 miles [3,353.9 km] to the northwest of the Ford that is located in Glynn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Flathead County community of Ford.
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Ford [Knox County].
- Loudon County
- This Ford is located in Loudon County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Ford that is located in Glynn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudon County community of Ford.
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ford ...
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.
- Blunt ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Clover Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Heights
- Clover Heights is located in Glynn County
- Everett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Glynn County
- Groveside Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveside Park
- Groveside Park is located in Glynn County
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,152 people
- High Hill Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hill Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Lake
- High Hill Lake is located in Glynn County
- Jenks ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wayne County
- Oak Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Popwellville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popwellville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
- Popwellville is located in Brantley County
- Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
- Pyles Marsh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pyles Marsh have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyles Marsh
- Pyles Marsh is located in Glynn County
- Union ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Ford to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Ford once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Ford and extending to:
- Brunswick, which is the Seat of Glynn County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ford to Brunswick, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 230 miles [370.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 584 miles [939.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,115 miles [11,450.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,003 miles [8,051.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Glynn County: www.glynncounty.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Ford could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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- Ford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3274, Longitude: -81.6815 In this case, the coordinates for Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Ford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.611 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.444 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.872 degrees. |