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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 Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to 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 Ferry:
- 43.584183, -86.224063
- 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 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 Oceana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oceana County
- Since Ferry is near Newaygo County and also Muskegon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newaygo County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muskegon 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 Ferry
Communities Also Named Ferry ...
We found ten communities that are also named Ferry.
There are three communities within Michigan that are also named Ferry.
Beyond Michigan, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Delta County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ferry [Delta County].
- Menominee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ferry [Menominee County].
- Washtenaw County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ferry [Washtenaw County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Ferry lies 2,772 miles [4,461.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Ferry that is located in Oceana County.
- Georgia
- Floyd County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ferry [Floyd County].
- Iowa
- Mahaska County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Ferry [Mahaska County].
- Nebraska
- Dakota County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Ferry [Dakota County].
- New Mexico
- Cibola County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Cibola County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cibola County community of Ferry.
- New York
- Erie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Ferry [Erie County].
- Ohio
- Greene County
- This Ferry is located in Greene County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Ferry that is located in Oceana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Crystal Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Crystal Valley is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
- French Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- French Town is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Hart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Point Sable
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Little Point Sable is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Point Sable
- Maple Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- New Era
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stony Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stony Lake is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lake
- Twin Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
How Far From Ferry to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ferry and extending to:
- Hart, which is the Seat of Oceana County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ferry to Hart, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 575 miles [925.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,049 miles [9,734.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,790 miles [10,927.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,676 miles [7,525.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Ferry could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 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 Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5842, Longitude: -86.2241 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.467 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.475 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.334 degrees. |
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