Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for New 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 New Ferry:
  • 33.476780, -84.900772
  • 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 New 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 Coweta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coweta County
  • Since New Ferry is near Carroll County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 New Ferry

Communities Also Named New Ferry ...

We found two communities that are also named New Ferry.

There are two communities within Georgia that are also named New Ferry.

Beyond Georgia.

• Communities Located In Georgia ...
  • Chatham County
    • This New Ferry is located in Chatham County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the New Ferry that is located in Coweta County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of New Ferry.
  • Oglethorpe County
    • This New Ferry is located in Oglethorpe County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the New Ferry that is located in Coweta County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oglethorpe County community of New Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New 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.

• Byers Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Byers Crossroads is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Crossroads
• Cross Plains
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cross Plains is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
• Dingler Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dingler Crossroads is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingler Crossroads
• Emily ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Emily is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
• Handy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Handy is located in Coweta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
• Links of Leith
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Links of Leith is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Links of Leith
• Neal Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Neal Ferry is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Ferry
• Redwine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Redwine is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwine
• Welcome
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Welcome is located in Coweta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome

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

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

• Newnan, which is the Seat of Coweta County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from New Ferry to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 575 miles [925.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,473 miles [10,417.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,176 miles [11,548.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,054 miles [8,133.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'