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:
  • 33.984005, -82.857640
  • 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 Oglethorpe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oglethorpe County
  • Since New Ferry is near Elbert County and also Wilkes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elbert County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkes 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 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the southeast of the New Ferry that is located in Oglethorpe County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of New Ferry.
  • Coweta County
    • This New Ferry is located in Coweta County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the New Ferry that is located in Oglethorpe County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coweta 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.

• Bell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bell is located in Elbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
• Dove Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dove Creek is located in Elbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Creek
• Enterprise
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Enterprise is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Goose Pond ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Goose Pond is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Pond
• Jones Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jones Ferry is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ferry
• Linesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Linesville is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linesville
• Martins Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Martins Ferry is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
• Norman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Norman is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
• Silk Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
  • Estimated population in 2019: 277 people

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:

• Lexington, which is the Seat of Oglethorpe County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Ferry to Lexington, 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 five to six hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the west (W). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 468 miles [753.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,062 miles [11,365.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,941 miles [7,951.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'