Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Crafts 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 Crafts Ferry:
  • 34.245385, -82.744856
  • 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 Crafts 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 Crafts Ferry is near Elbert County and also Abbeville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elbert County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Abbeville 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 Crafts Ferry

Communities Also Named Crafts Ferry ...

We found one communities that are also named Crafts Ferry.

Within South Carolina, the name Crafts Ferry is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Crafts Ferry 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 Crafts Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crafts 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.

• Centerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Centerville is located in Elbert County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Cherokee Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ferry
• Coldwater
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Coldwater is located in Elbert County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
• Duke ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Duke is located in Abbeville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
• Edinburg ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Edinburg is located in Elbert County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
• Harmony
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Harmony is located in Elbert County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Harpers Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Harpers Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
• Parks Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Parks Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Ferry
• Pearl
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pearl is located in Elbert County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
• Rock Branch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rock Branch is located in Elbert County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Branch
• Rocky River ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky River is located in Abbeville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River

How Far From Crafts 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 Crafts 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 Crafts Ferry and extending to:

• Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crafts Ferry to Anderson, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 99 miles [159.3 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 450 miles [724.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,046 miles [11,339.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,925 miles [7,926 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'