Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wilds 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 Wilds Ferry:
  • 30.742179, -81.690381
  • 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 Wilds 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
  • Since Wilds Ferry is near Nassau County and also Duval County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nassau County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Duval 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 Wilds Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilds 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.

• Catfish Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Catfish Acres is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish Acres
• Deer Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Deer Run is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
• Evergreen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen is located in Nassau County (FL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Fawnwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fawnwood is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawnwood
• Forest Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Forest Ridge is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
• Greentree
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Greentree is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
• Gross
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Gross is located in Nassau County (FL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
• Gross Still ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gross Still is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Still
• Kingsland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingsland is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsland <1>
• Mariners Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mariners Landing is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Landing
• Martin Glen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Martin Glen is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Glen
• May Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • May Creek is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Creek
• Scotchville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Scotchville is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
  • Estimated population in 2019: 337 people
• Wolfbay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Wolfbay is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfbay

How Far From Wilds 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 Wilds 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 Wilds Ferry and extending to:

• Woodbine, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Wilds Ferry to Woodbine, 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 260 miles [418.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 621 miles [999.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,458 miles [10,393.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,138 miles [11,487.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,029 miles [8,093.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'