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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • 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 McDaniels Ferry

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)
  • Double Springs is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
• Green Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Green Forest is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
• Hidden Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hidden Lake is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
• Hunters Trail
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunters Trail is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trail
• Indian Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Indian Hills is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Lakefront
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lakefront is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefront
• Leisure Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
• Masons Cross Road
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Masons Cross Road is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Cross Road
• New Light
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • New Light is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
• Price ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Price is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
• Quail Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Quail Creek is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
• Shadow Wood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Shadow Wood is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Wood

How Far From McDaniels 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 McDaniels 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 McDaniels Ferry and extending to:

• Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from McDaniels Ferry to Anderson, with an average speed<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,916 miles [7,911.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'