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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 Winns Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winns 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 Winns Ferry:
- 34.231211, -83.964905
- 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 Winns 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- Since Winns Ferry is near Hall County and also Gwinnett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett 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 Winns Ferry
Communities Also Named Winns Ferry ...
We found one communities that are also named Winns Ferry.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Winns Ferry.
Beyond Georgia.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Hall County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Hall County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Winns Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winns 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.
- Cherokee Trail
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Trail is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Trail
- Flat Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Flowery Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Park is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Fox Trace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Trace is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Trace
- Gay Lan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gay Lan is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
- Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
- Green Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hammer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hammer is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer
- Hidden Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hidden Harbor is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
- Holiday Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
- Holiday Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holiday Meadows is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Meadows
- Keith Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keith Ferry is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Ferry
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lights Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lights Ferry is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lights Ferry
- Misty Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Misty Cove is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Cove
- Oscarville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oscarville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscarville
- Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Quail Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Quail Run is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Reed
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Reed is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Serene Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Serene Shores is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene Shores
- Tanner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tanner is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
- Trudy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trudy is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trudy
- Twin Rivers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Rivers is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- Vista Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vista Brook is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Brook
- Woodlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodlake is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
How Far From Winns 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 Winns Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Winns Ferry and extending to:
- Cumming, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Winns Ferry to Cumming, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 40 miles [64.4 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 501 miles [806.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,102 miles [11,429.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,980 miles [8,014.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Winns Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Winns Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Winns 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 Winns Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2312, Longitude: -83.9649 In this case, the coordinates for Winns Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.023 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.48 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.002 degrees. |
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