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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 Lights Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lights 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 Lights Ferry:
    • 34.213989, -83.974072
    • 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 Lights 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
    • Since Lights Ferry is near Hall County and also Gwinnett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett 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 Lights Ferry

Communities Also Named Lights Ferry ...

We found one communities that are also named Lights Ferry.

Within Georgia, the name Lights Ferry is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • West Virginia
      • Berkeley County
      • This Lights Ferry is located in Berkeley County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lights Ferry that is located in Forsyth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Lights Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lights 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.

  • Beard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Beard is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
  • Flat Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Flat Creek is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
  • Flowery Branch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Park is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Gay Lan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Gay Lan is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
    • Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
  • Green Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Green Crossing is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Crossing
  • Green Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Green Meadows is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Hammer
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hammer is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer
  • Hidden Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hidden Harbor is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
  • Holiday Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Holiday Meadows is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Meadows
  • Misty Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Misty Cove is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Cove
  • Oscarville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Oscarville is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscarville
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Pleasant View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant View is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Quail Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Quail Run is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Reed
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Reed is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
    • Serene Shores
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Serene Shores is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene Shores
    • Trudy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Trudy is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trudy
    • Vista Brook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Vista Brook is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Brook
    • Woodlake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Woodlake is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

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

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

  • Cumming, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Lights Ferry to Cumming, 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 39 miles [62.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 502 miles [807.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,400 miles [10,299.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,103 miles [11,431.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,981 miles [8,016.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lights 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 Lights 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 Lights Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2140, Longitude: -83.9741       In this case, the coordinates for Lights Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.028 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.483 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.01 degrees.