Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Old Keys 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 Old Keys Ferry:
  • 33.365954, -83.861849
  • 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 Old Keys 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 Butts County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butts County
  • Since Old Keys Ferry is near Newton County and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Old Keys Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Keys 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.

• Hardys Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hardys Crossroads is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys Crossroads
• Iron Springs Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Iron Springs Crossroads is located in Butts County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs Crossroads
• Island Shoals ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Island Shoals is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Shoals
• Kitchens Store ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kitchens Store is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchens Store
• Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Prospect
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Prospect is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Rocky Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Creek is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
• Stark
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stark is located in Butts County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
• Turtles Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Turtles Cove is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtles Cove
• Union
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Union is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Old Keys 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 Old Keys 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 Old Keys Ferry and extending to:

• Jackson, which is the Seat of Butts County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Old Keys Ferry to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 538 miles [865.8 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,134 miles [11,481.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,013 miles [8,067.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'