Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Widow Fools 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 Widow Fools Ferry:
  • 34.254260, -85.176617
  • 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 Widow Fools 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
  • Since Widow Fools Ferry is near Polk County and also Bartow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow 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 Widow Fools Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Widow Fools 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.

• Chapel Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• De Soto ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • De Soto is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
• Fair Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Fieldwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fieldwood is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldwood
• Garden Lakes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Garden Lakes is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Lakes
• Horseshoe Bend
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Horseshoe Bend is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
• Maplewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Maplewood is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Maplewood Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Maplewood Park is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
• Maplewood Square
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Maplewood Square is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Square
• Merry Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Merry Acres is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Acres
• Riverside Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Riverside Park is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
• Saddle Mountain
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Saddle Mountain is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Mountain
• Summerville Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people

How Far From Widow Fools 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 Widow Fools 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 Widow Fools Ferry and extending to:

• Rome, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Widow Fools Ferry to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 553 miles [890 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,156 miles [11,516.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,032 miles [8,098.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'