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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 Giles Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Giles 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 Giles Ferry:
- 33.276790, -83.832680
- 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 Giles 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 Butts County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butts County
- Since Giles Ferry is near Jasper County and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton 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 Giles Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Giles 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.
- Cork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cork is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
- Hardys Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hardys Crossroads is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys Crossroads
- Indian Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Iron Springs Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Sandy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Stark
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stark is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Turtles Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Turtles Cove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtles Cove
- Waits Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waits Ferry is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Ferry
How Far From Giles 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 Giles 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 Giles Ferry and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Butts County, lies just to the West.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Giles Ferry to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 542 miles [872.3 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 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,136 miles [11,484.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Giles Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Giles 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 Giles Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2768, Longitude: -83.8327 In this case, the coordinates for Giles Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.909 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.215 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.186 degrees. |
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