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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 Sand Bar Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sand Bar 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 Sand Bar Ferry:
    • 33.434028, -81.915392
    • 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 Sand Bar 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
    • Since Sand Bar Ferry is near Aiken County and also Edgefield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgefield 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 Sand Bar Ferry

Communities Also Named Sand Bar Ferry ...

We found one communities that are also named Sand Bar Ferry.

Within Georgia, the name Sand Bar Ferry is unique.

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

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sand Bar 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.

  • Adventure ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Adventure is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventure
  • Apple Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Apple Valley is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
  • Bath
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clearwater
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Crestdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Crestdale is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestdale
  • Crestland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Crestland is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestland
  • Edenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Edenwood is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenwood
  • Fairvale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Fairvale is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
  • Gordon Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gordon Park is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Park
  • Heathwood Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Heathwood Park is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood Park
  • Hillside Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillside Park is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
  • Horse Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Horse Creek is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Johnstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Johnstown is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Rose Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rose Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Schultz Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Schultz Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz Hill
    • Spiderweb
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Spiderweb is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiderweb
    • Summer Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Summer Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
    • Summerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Summerville is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Sunset Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunset Heights is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
    • Twiggs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Twiggs is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs
    • Willow Springs Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Willow Springs Park is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs Park
    • Woodlawn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Sand Bar 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 Sand Bar 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 Sand Bar Ferry and extending to:

  • Augusta, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Sand Bar Ferry to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 464 miles [746.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,347 miles [10,214.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,041 miles [11,331.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,923 miles [7,922.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sand Bar 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 Sand Bar 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 Sand Bar Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4340, Longitude: -81.9154       In this case, the coordinates for Sand Bar Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.813 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.974 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.418 degrees.