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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 Shadburn Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shadburn Ferry and the surrounding area.
- 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 Shadburn Ferry:
- 34.194544, -84.035742
- 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 Shadburn 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 Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
- Since Shadburn Ferry is near Gwinnett County and also Forsyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth 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 Shadburn Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shadburn 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.
- Beard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beard is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Coal Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Mountain is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Mountain
- Flowery Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Park is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Gay Lan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gay Lan is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
- Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
- Green Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Crossing is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Crossing
- Green Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hammer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hammer is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer
- Hickory Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hills is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Lights Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lights Ferry is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lights Ferry
- Misty Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Misty Cove is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Cove
- Oscarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oscarville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscarville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pebble Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pebble Brook is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Brook
- Reed
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Reed is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Rest Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Sugar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sugar Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sugar Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge
- Woodlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodlake is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
How Far From Shadburn 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 Shadburn 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 Shadburn Ferry and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shadburn Ferry to Gainesville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 36 miles [57.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 505 miles [812.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,403 miles [10,304.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,107 miles [11,437.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,985 miles [8,022.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shadburn 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 Shadburn 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 Shadburn Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1945, Longitude: -84.0357 In this case, the coordinates for Shadburn Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.064 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.522 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.039 degrees. |
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