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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pope Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pope Ferry and the surrounding area.
- 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 Pope Ferry:
- 34.345369, -85.120782
- 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 Pope 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- Since Pope Ferry is near Gordon County and also Bartow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gordon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow 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 Pope Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pope 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.
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- De Soto ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- De Soto is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Fieldwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fieldwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldwood
- Floyd Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Green Acre
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Acre is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acre
- Hermitage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Maplewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Maplewood Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maplewood Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Maplewood Square
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maplewood Square is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Square
- Margie ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Margie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margie
- Plainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rosedale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Sand Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
- Summerville Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Waters Store ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waters Store is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Store
How Far From Pope Ferry to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pope Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pope Ferry and extending to:
- Rome, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Pope Ferry to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 546 miles [878.7 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 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,442 miles [10,367.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,149 miles [11,505.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,026 miles [8,088.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pope Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pope Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pope Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3454, Longitude: -85.1208 In this case, the coordinates for Pope Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.712 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.29 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.434 degrees. |
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