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 Upper Ferry:
39.403056, -84.563889
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.
We found four communities that share the name Upper Ferry.
Within Ohio, the name Upper Ferry is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Cleburne County
This Upper Ferry is located in Cleburne County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Upper Ferry that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Upper Ferry.
Maryland
Wicomico County
This Upper Ferry is located in Wicomico County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the east of the Upper Ferry that is located in Butler County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Upper Ferry.
Missouri
Benton County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Benton County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Upper Ferry.
Newfoundland and Labrador
This Upper Ferry lies 1,384 miles [2,227.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Upper Ferry that is located in Butler County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper 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 Park (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Upper Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Upper Ferry and extending to:
Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Upper Ferry to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 404 miles [650.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,183 miles [9,950.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,908 miles [11,117.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,784 miles [7,699.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Upper Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Upper Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4031, Longitude: -84.5639 In this case, the coordinates for Upper Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Upper Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Upper Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.463 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.725 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.837 degrees.