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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 Smith Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smith 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 Smith Ferry:
    • 33.623722, -84.737713
    • 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 Smith 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 Smith 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 Smith Ferry

Communities Also Named Smith Ferry ...

We found five communities that are also named Smith Ferry.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Smith Ferry.

Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Butts County
      • This Smith Ferry is located in Butts County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Smith Ferry that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butts County community of Smith Ferry.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Ashley County
      • This Smith Ferry is located in Ashley County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the west of the Smith Ferry that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashley County community of Smith Ferry.
    • Oregon
      • Douglas County
      • This Smith Ferry is located in Douglas County and lies 2,185 miles [3,516.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Smith Ferry that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Smith Ferry.
    • Tennessee
      • Grainger County
      • This Smith Ferry is located in Grainger County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Smith Ferry that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grainger County community of Smith Ferry.
    • Texas
      • Tyler County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Tyler County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tyler County community of Smith Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smith 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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bent Pine is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Pine
  • 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
    (2 miles [3.2 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 north)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Corn Creek Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
  • Creek Indian
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Creek Indian is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Indian
  • Doublegate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Doublegate is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
  • Kings Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kings Point is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
  • Lester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lester is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Orchard Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Orchard Park is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
    • Pumpkintown Ferry
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Pumpkintown Ferry is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown Ferry
    • Rebel Trail
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rebel Trail is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Trail
    • Rivertown
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • 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 located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
    • Sweetwater Bluff
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Sweetwater Bluff is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Bluff

How Far From Smith 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 Smith Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smith 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 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Smith 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smith Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Smith Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Smith 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 Smith Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6237, Longitude: -84.7377       In this case, the coordinates for Smith Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.454 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.891 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.454 degrees.