Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McDaniels Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McDaniels Ferry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McDaniels 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 McDaniels Ferry:
- 34.524270, -82.814584
- 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 McDaniels 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:
- eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- Since McDaniels Ferry is near Hart County and also Oconee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hart County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near McDaniels 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Double Springs is located in Anderson County
- Green Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
- Green Forest is located in Anderson County
- Hidden Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Hidden Lake is located in Anderson County
- Hunters Trail
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trail
- Hunters Trail is located in Anderson County
- Indian Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Anderson County
- Lakefront
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Leisure Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
- Masons Cross Road
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masons Cross Road have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Cross Road
- Masons Cross Road is located in Anderson County
- New Light
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Price ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Quail Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
- Quail Creek is located in Anderson County
- Shadow Wood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Wood
- Shadow Wood is located in Anderson County
How Far From McDaniels 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 McDaniels 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 McDaniels Ferry and extending to:
- Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from McDaniels Ferry to Anderson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 439 miles [706.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,336 miles [10,196.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,038 miles [11,326.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,916 miles [7,911.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McDaniels Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Anderson County: www.andersoncountysc.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- McDaniels Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McDaniels Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5243, Longitude: -82.8146 In this case, the coordinates for McDaniels Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 McDaniels Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.358 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.756 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.474 degrees. |