Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cades 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 Cades Ferry:
  • 33.959009, -82.565688
  • 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 Cades 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 McCormick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCormick County
  • Since Cades Ferry is near Lincoln County and also Elbert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elbert 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 Cades Ferry

Communities Also Named Cades Ferry ...

We found two communities that are also named Cades Ferry.

Within South Carolina, the name Cades Ferry is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Elbert County
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elbert County community of Cades Ferry.
  • Tennessee
    • Grainger County
    • This Cades Ferry is located in Grainger County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cades Ferry that is located in McCormick County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grainger County community of Cades Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cades 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.

• Bordeaux
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bordeaux is located in McCormick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
• Curry Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Curry Hill is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Hill
• Danburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Danburg is located in Wilkes County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danburg
• Floral Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Floral Hill is located in Wilkes County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hill
• Gill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gill is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
• Graball
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Graball is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
• Leroys Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Leroys Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroys Ferry
• Lisbon ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lisbon is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
• Sandtown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandtown is located in Wilkes County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
• Sandy Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandy Hill is located in Wilkes County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill

How Far From Cades 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 Cades Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cades Ferry and extending to:

• McCormick, which is the Seat of McCormick County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cades Ferry to McCormick, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 458 miles [737.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,351 miles [10,220.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,049 miles [11,344.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,929 miles [7,932.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'