Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Browns Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Browns Ferry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Browns 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 Browns Ferry:
- 33.534334, -79.388111
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Browns 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 Georgetown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Georgetown County
- Since Browns Ferry is near Williamsburg County and also Horry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Williamsburg County
- eBird sighting report for Horry 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Browns Ferry ...
We found ten communities that share the name Browns Ferry.
There are two communities within South Carolina that are also named Browns Ferry.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Anderson County
- This Browns Ferry is located in Anderson County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Browns Ferry that is located in Georgetown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Browns Ferry.
- Union County
- This Browns Ferry is located in Union County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Browns Ferry that is located in Georgetown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Browns Ferry.
- Anderson County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cullman County
- This Browns Ferry is located in Cullman County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the west of the Browns Ferry that is located in Georgetown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Browns Ferry.
- Lawrence County
- This Browns Ferry is located in Lawrence County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km] to the west northwest of the Browns Ferry that is located in Georgetown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Browns Ferry.
- Arkansas
- Garland County
- This Browns Ferry is located in Garland County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<1> to the west of the Browns Ferry that is located in Georgetown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garland County community of Browns Ferry.
- Georgia
- Camden County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Browns Ferry [Camden County].
- Hart County
- This Browns Ferry is located in Hart County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Browns Ferry that is located in Georgetown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hart County community of Browns Ferry.
- Mississippi
- Tate County
- This Browns Ferry is located in Tate County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the west of the Browns Ferry that is located in Georgetown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tate County community of Browns Ferry.
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Browns Ferry is located in Hamilton County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Browns Ferry that is located in Georgetown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Browns Ferry.
- Hardin County
- This Browns Ferry is located in Hardin County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km] to the west northwest of the Browns Ferry that is located in Georgetown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Browns Ferry.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Browns 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.
- Caring Cross Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caring Cross Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caring Cross Ferry
- Caring Cross Ferry is located in Georgetown County
- Cook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Cow Head Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cow Head Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Head Landing
- Cow Head Landing is located in Georgetown County
- Cribb Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cribb Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Crossroads
- Cribb Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
- Good Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Graves
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Kent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Lanes Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanes Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Creek
- Lanes Creek is located in Georgetown County
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Georgetown County
- Post Foot Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Foot Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Foot Landing
- Post Foot Landing is located in Georgetown County
- Potato Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potato Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Ferry
- Potato Ferry is located in Georgetown County
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pringle Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle Heights
- Pringle Heights is located in Georgetown County
- Red Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Rose Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Snow Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Union Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
- Union Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Pringle Heights
How Far From Browns 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 Browns Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Browns Ferry and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Georgetown County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Browns Ferry to Georgetown, with an average speed<4> 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 99 miles [159.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 392 miles [630.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 6,231 miles [10,027.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Browns Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Georgetown County: www.georgetowncountysc.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Browns Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Browns Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5343, Longitude: -79.3881 In this case, the coordinates for Browns Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Browns 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. |
| <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 Browns 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 309.394 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.358 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.456 degrees. |