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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 Power Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Power Ferry and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Power Ferry:
    • 33.901214, -84.441874
    • 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 Power 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 Cobb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
    • Since Power Ferry is near Fulton County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Power Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Power 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.

  • Chimney Trace
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Chimney Trace is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Trace
  • Coldstream
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Coldstream is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
  • Crossgate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Crossgate is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
  • Farmstead
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmstead is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmstead
  • Greyfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Greyfield is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyfield
  • Heard Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Heard Ferry is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Ferry
  • Heritage
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Heritage is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
  • Misty Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Misty Ridge is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Ridge
  • Post Harbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Post Harbor is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Harbor
  • Post River
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Post River is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post River
  • Postwoods
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Postwoods is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postwoods
  • Powers Lane
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Powers Lane is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lane
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Riverwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverwood is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Rose Garden Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Rose Garden Hills is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden Hills
    • Sandy Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Shadowwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Shadowwood is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowwood
    • Stonewall
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Stonewall is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
    • Sun Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sun Valley is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Treetop
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Treetop is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treetop

How Far From Power 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 Power 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 Power Ferry and extending to:

  • Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Power Ferry to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 536 miles [862.6 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<4> 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).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,138 miles [11,487.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,015 miles [8,070.9 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 '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- Power 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 Power 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 Power Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9012, Longitude: -84.4419       In this case, the coordinates for Power Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.292 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.743 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.271 degrees.