Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Orrs Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orrs Ferry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Orrs 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 Orrs Ferry:
- 34.126211, -84.093523
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Orrs 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:
- eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- Since Orrs Ferry is near Gwinnett County and also Hall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
- eBird sighting report for Hall 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orrs 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.
- Big Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Carrols Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrols Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrols Crossing
- Carrols Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
- Frontier Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Forest
- Frontier Forest is located in Gwinnett County
- Gilberts Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilberts Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Ferry
- Gilberts Ferry is located in Forsyth County
- Hickory Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Hills is located in Gwinnett County
- Level Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Level Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Creek
- Level Creek is located in Gwinnett County
- Settles Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Settles Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settles Bridge
- Settles Bridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Shake Rag
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Sugar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Sugar Hill is located in Gwinnett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Hill <2>
- Sugar Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge
- Sugar Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
How Far From Orrs 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 Orrs Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Orrs Ferry and extending to:
- Cumming, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Orrs Ferry to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> 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 over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 511 miles [822.4 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 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,409 miles [10,314.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,112 miles [11,445.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,990 miles [8,030.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orrs Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Forsyth County: www.forsythco.com/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Orrs Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orrs Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1262, Longitude: -84.0935 In this case, the coordinates for Orrs Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Orrs Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.095 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.548 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.079 degrees. |