Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Jacks 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 Jacks Ferry:
  • 32.877910, -84.480755
  • 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 Jacks 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 Talbot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
  • Since Jacks Ferry is near Upson County and also Meriwether County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Upson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meriwether 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 Jacks Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jacks 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.

• Bulloch Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bulloch Crossroads is located in Meriwether County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulloch Crossroads
• Crest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Crest is located in Upson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
• Ellerbeetown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ellerbeetown is located in Upson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbeetown
• Greens Mill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Greens Mill is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
• Jones Settlement
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jones Settlement is located in Upson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Settlement
• Lincoln Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
• Pleasant Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Silvertown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Silvertown is located in Upson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvertown
• Tax Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Tax Crossroads is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tax Crossroads

How Far From Jacks 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 Jacks 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 Jacks Ferry and extending to:

• Talbotton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Jacks Ferry to Talbotton, 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 four to five hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 587 miles [944.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,483 miles [10,433.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,183 miles [11,559.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,062 miles [8,146.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'