Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hausers 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 Hausers Ferry:
  • 36.280972, -80.537837
  • 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 Hausers 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 Surry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Surry County
  • Since Hausers Ferry is near Yadkin County and also Forsyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yadkin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth 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 Hausers Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hausers 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.

• Cedar Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Five Forks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Forks is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Friendship
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Friendship is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Halls Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Halls Ferry is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
• Holly Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Spring is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Spring
• Lime Rock ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lime Rock is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
• Poindexter
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Poindexter is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
• Shady Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Shady Grove is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Shoals
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Shoals is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
• Union Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Hill is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

How Far From Hausers 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 Hausers 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 Hausers Ferry and extending to:

• Dobson, which is the Seat of Surry County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hausers Ferry to Dobson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 263 miles [423.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,160 miles [9,913.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,863 miles [11,044.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,741 miles [7,629.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'