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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 Jenkins Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jenkins 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 Jenkins Ferry:
    • 34.589543, -83.157933
    • 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 Jenkins 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 Stephens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stephens County
    • Since Jenkins Ferry is near Oconee County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Jenkins Ferry

Communities Also Named Jenkins Ferry ...

We found two communities that are also named Jenkins Ferry.

Within Georgia, the name Jenkins Ferry is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Forrest County
      • This Jenkins Ferry is located in Forrest County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jenkins Ferry that is located in Stephens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forrest County community of Jenkins Ferry.
    • South Carolina
      • Oconee County
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Jenkins Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jenkins 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.

  • Fairplay Shores
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairplay Shores is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay Shores
  • Fighting Pine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Fighting Pine is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fighting Pine
  • Gumlog
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gumlog is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
  • Hicks Store
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hicks Store is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Store
  • Holly Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Holly Springs is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Horse Shoe ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Horse Shoe is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe
  • Jason
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jason is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
  • Johns Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Johns Mill is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mill
  • Martin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Oakway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Oakway is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
  • Poplar Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Poplar Grove is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
  • Retreat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Retreat is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat

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

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

  • Toccoa, which is the Seat of Stephens County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Jenkins Ferry to Toccoa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 450 miles [724.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,348 miles [10,216.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,051 miles [11,347.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,929 miles [7,932.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Jenkins Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Jenkins 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 Jenkins Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5895, Longitude: -83.1579       In this case, the coordinates for Jenkins Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.56 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.998 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.591 degrees.