Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fortsons 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 Fortsons Ferry:
  • 33.857069, -82.390683
  • 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 Fortsons 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Since Fortsons Ferry is near McCormick County and also Greenwood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCormick County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenwood 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 Fortsons Ferry

Communities Also Named Fortsons Ferry ...

We found one communities that are also named Fortsons Ferry.

Within Georgia, the name Fortsons Ferry is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Fortsons Ferry in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • South Carolina
    • McCormick County
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCormick County community of Fortsons Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fortsons 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.

• Bordeaux
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bordeaux is located in McCormick County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
• Buffalo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Buffalo is located in McCormick County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Cedar Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Hill is located in McCormick County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Chamberlains Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Chamberlains Ferry is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlains Ferry
• Curry Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Curry Hill is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Hill
• Double Branches
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Double Branches is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Branches
• Leroys Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Leroys Ferry is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroys Ferry
• Martins Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Martins Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
• Maxim
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Maxim is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim
• Plum Branch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Plum Branch is located in McCormick County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Branch
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum Branch <1>

How Far From Fortsons Ferry 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 Fortsons 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 Fortsons Ferry and extending to:

• Lincolnton, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Fortsons Ferry to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 457 miles [735.5 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 6,348 miles [10,216.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,046 miles [11,339.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,926 miles [7,927.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'