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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 Glover Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glover Ferry and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Glover Ferry:
    • 33.107908, -83.795180
    • 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 Glover 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 Jones County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
    • Since Glover Ferry is near Monroe County and also Butts County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Butts 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 Glover Ferry

Communities Also Named Glover Ferry ...

We found one communities that are also named Glover Ferry.

Within Georgia, the name Glover Ferry is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Glover Ferry is located in Jefferson County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Glover Ferry that is located in Jones County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Glover Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glover 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.

  • Box Ankle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
  • Cork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cork is located in Butts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
  • Dames Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dames Ferry is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dames Ferry
  • Five Points
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Five Points is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Indian Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Springs is located in Butts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Logwall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Logwall is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logwall
  • Pope's Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pope's Ferry is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope's Ferry
  • Round Oak
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Round Oak is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
  • Sandy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandy is located in Butts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
  • Smalls Crossing ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Smalls Crossing is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smalls Crossing
  • Star Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Star Mills is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Mills
  • Waits Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Waits Ferry is located in Butts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Ferry
  • Wayside
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Wayside is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glover Ferry and extending to:

  • Gray, which is the Seat of Jones County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Glover Ferry to Gray, with an average speed<2> 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 56 miles [90.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 549 miles [883.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,443 miles [10,369 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 5,021 miles [8,080.5 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Glover 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 Glover 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 Glover Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1079, Longitude: -83.7952       In this case, the coordinates for Glover Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.881 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.157 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.212 degrees.