Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Parks Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parks Ferry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Parks 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 Parks Ferry:
- 34.324273, -82.791248
- 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 Parks 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 Hart County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hart County
- Since Parks Ferry is near Anderson County and also Elbert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- eBird sighting report for Elbert 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
Communities Also Named Parks Ferry ...
We found two communities that share the name Parks Ferry.
There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Parks Ferry.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Parks Ferry in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Morgan County
- This Parks Ferry is located in Morgan County and lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Parks Ferry that is located in Hart County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Parks Ferry.
- Morgan County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Parks Ferry.
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parks 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.
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Elbert County
- Coldwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Crafts Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crafts Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts Ferry
- Crafts Ferry is located in Elbert County
- Duke ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Edinburg ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Flat Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony is located in Elbert County
- Hartwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Hartwell is located in Hart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,446 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartwell <3>
- Holland Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
- Holland Store is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Holland Store has also been known as:
- Hollands
- Lakefront
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Mountain Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Mountain Creek is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Oak Bower ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Rock Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Branch
- Rock Branch is located in Elbert County
- Thirteen Forks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thirteen Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirteen Forks
- Thirteen Forks is located in Elbert County
How Far From Parks 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 Parks Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parks Ferry and extending to:
- Hartwell, which is the Seat of Hart County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Parks Ferry to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 448 miles [721 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,344 miles [10,209.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,045 miles [11,337.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,924 miles [7,924.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parks Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hart County: www.hartcountyga.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parks Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parks Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3243, Longitude: -82.7912 In this case, the coordinates for Parks Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Parks 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 311.339 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.706 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.518 degrees. |