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Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Pumpkintown Ferry.

Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Pumpkintown Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pumpkintown 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 Pumpkintown Ferry:
    • 33.629277, -84.752991<1>
    • 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 Pumpkintown 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
    • Since Pumpkintown Ferry is near Fulton County and also Carroll 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 Carroll 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 Pumpkintown Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pumpkintown 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.

  • Bent Pine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bent Pine is also located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Pine
  • Bright Star
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bright Star is also located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
  • Cackle Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cackle Corner is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cackle Corner
  • Cedar Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Chapel Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Chapel Hill is also located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Creek Indian
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Creek Indian is also located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Indian
  • Doublegate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Doublegate is also located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
  • Executive Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Executive Heights is also located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Heights
  • Kings Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kings Point is also located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Neal Ferry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Neal Ferry is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Ferry
    • Orchard Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Orchard Park is also located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
    • Rebel Trail
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rebel Trail is also located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Trail
    • Rivertown
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Rivertown is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
    • Sugar Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Sugar Creek is also located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
    • Sweetwater Bluff
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Sweetwater Bluff is also located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Bluff

How Far From Pumpkintown 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 included the distance from a community such as Pumpkintown 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 Pumpkintown Ferry and extending to:

  • Douglasville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the North.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Pumpkintown Ferry to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 562 miles [904.5 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 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,041 miles [8,112.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Footnotes ...

<1>GPS Coordinates for Pumpkintown Ferry:
     Decimal: 33.62927, -84.752991
     DDMMSS: 33° 37' 45", -84° 45' 10"
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pumpkintown 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 Pumpkintown 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 Pumpkintown Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6293, Longitude: -84.7530       In this case, the coordinates for Pumpkintown Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.463 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.902 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.458 degrees.