Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Humbers Old 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 Humbers Old Ferry:
  • 33.174860, -83.327659
  • 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 Humbers Old 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
  • Since Humbers Old Ferry is near Baldwin County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones 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 Humbers Old Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Humbers Old 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.

• Dennis
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Dennis is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
• Flat Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Flat Rock is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Fortville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fortville is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
• Haddock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Haddock is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haddock <1>
• Harrisburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrisburg is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
• Hunts
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hunts is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
• Imperial
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Imperial is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
• Martins Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Martins Ferry is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
• Note
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Note
• Rockville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockville is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Sandtown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Sandtown is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
• Sandy Run
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Sandy Run is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
• Union Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Union Hill is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

How Far From Humbers Old 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 Humbers Old 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 Humbers Old Ferry and extending to:

• Eatonton, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Humbers Old Ferry to Eatonton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 528 miles [849.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,117 miles [11,453.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,997 miles [8,041.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'