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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 Andersonville Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Andersonville 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 Andersonville Ferry:
- 34.446215, -82.857641
- 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 Andersonville 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- Since Andersonville Ferry is near Hart County and also Oconee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hart County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee 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 Andersonville Ferry
Communities Also Named Andersonville Ferry ...
We found one communities that are also named Andersonville Ferry.
Within South Carolina, the name Andersonville Ferry is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Andersonville Ferry in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Hart County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hart County community of Andersonville Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Andersonville 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.
- Double Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Double Springs is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Fair Play
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hartwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hidden Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Holland Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holland Store is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
- Holland Store has also been known as:
- Hollands
- Indian Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Lakefront
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakefront is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefront
- Leisure Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Masons Cross Road
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Masons Cross Road is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Cross Road
- Mountain Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mountain Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Oak Bower ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Bower is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bower
- Price ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Price is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Quail Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
- Reed Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Shadow Wood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shadow Wood is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Wood
- Townville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Andersonville 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 Andersonville 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 Andersonville Ferry and extending to:
- Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Andersonville Ferry to Anderson, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 108 miles [173.8 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 445 miles [716.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,342 miles [10,206.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,043 miles [11,334.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,921 miles [7,919.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Andersonville Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Andersonville 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 Andersonville Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4462, Longitude: -82.8576 In this case, the coordinates for Andersonville Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.381 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.772 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.511 degrees. |
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