Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pulliams 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 Pulliams Ferry:
  • 34.550642, -84.800216
  • 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 Pulliams 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 Gordon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gordon County
  • Since Pulliams Ferry is near Murray County and also Whitfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Murray County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitfield 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 Pulliams Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pulliams 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.

• Angelville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Angelville is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelville
• Audubon
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Audubon is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
• Big Spring ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Big Spring is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
• Buff ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Buff is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
  • Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
• Cash
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cash is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
• Crane Eater
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Crane Eater is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Eater
• Fields Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fields Ferry is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Ferry
• Hunts Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunts Corner is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corner
• Lewis Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lewis Corner is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Corner
• Redbud
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Redbud is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
• Soapstick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Soapstick is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people

How Far From Pulliams 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 Pulliams 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 Pulliams Ferry and extending to:

• Calhoun, which is the Seat of Gordon County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pulliams Ferry to Calhoun, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 523 miles [841.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,419 miles [10,330.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,003 miles [8,051.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'