Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hutchinsons 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 Hutchinsons Ferry:
  • 30.778523, -84.745752
  • 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 Hutchinsons 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 Decatur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
  • Since Hutchinsons Ferry is near Seminole County and also Gadsden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Seminole County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gadsden 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 Hutchinsons Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hutchinsons 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.

• Bethany
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bethany is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
• Faceville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Faceville is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
• Hardaway
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hardaway is located in Gadsden County (FL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
• Jinks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jinks is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jinks
• Mount Pleasant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Gadsden County (FL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <1>
• Oak Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Gadsden County (FL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Recovery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Recovery is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
• River Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • River Junction is located in Gadsden County (FL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
• Rosedale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosedale is located in Gadsden County (FL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale

How Far From Hutchinsons Ferry to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hutchinsons 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 Hutchinsons Ferry and extending to:

• Bainbridge, which is the Seat of Decatur County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hutchinsons Ferry to Bainbridge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 206 miles [331.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 710 miles [1,142.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,283 miles [11,720.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,167 miles [8,315.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'