Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Remsens 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 Remsens Ferry:
  • 33.898178, -82.476241
  • 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 Remsens 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Since Remsens Ferry is near McCormick County and also Elbert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCormick County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Remsens Ferry

Communities Also Named Remsens Ferry ...

We found one communities that are also named Remsens Ferry.

Within Georgia, the name Remsens Ferry is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Remsens Ferry in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • South Carolina
    • McCormick County
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCormick County community of Remsens Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Remsens 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.

• Bordeaux
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bordeaux is located in McCormick County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
• Buffalo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Buffalo is located in McCormick County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Cedar Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Hill is located in McCormick County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Chamberlains Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Chamberlains Ferry is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlains Ferry
• Curry Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Curry Hill is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Hill
• Floral Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Floral Hill is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hill
• Gill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Gill is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
• Graball
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Graball is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
• Leroys Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Leroys Ferry is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroys Ferry
• Lisbon ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lisbon is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
• Lovelace
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lovelace is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace

How Far From Remsens 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 Remsens 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 Remsens Ferry and extending to:

• Lincolnton, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the South.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Remsens Ferry to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 458 miles [737.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,350 miles [10,219.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,048 miles [11,342.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,928 miles [7,930.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'