Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Old Puckett 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 Old Puckett Ferry:
  • 34.267903, -82.049839
  • 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 Old Puckett 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 Greenwood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenwood County
  • Since Old Puckett Ferry is near Laurens County and also Newberry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newberry 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 Old Puckett Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Puckett 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.

• Cherry Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Chiles Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chiles Ferry is located in Laurens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles Ferry
• Cross Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cross Hill is located in Laurens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Hill <1>
• Emerald Place
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Emerald Place is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Place
• Greenwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood is located in Laurens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Harbor Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harbor Heights is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
• Harris Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Harris Springs is located in Laurens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Springs
• Isle of Pines
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Isle of Pines is located in Laurens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Pines
• Lake Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lake Shores is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shores
• Magnolia Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Magnolia Place is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Place
• Raintree
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Raintree is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
• Stony Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Stony Point is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
• Wheatfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wheatfield is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield

How Far From Old Puckett 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 Old Puckett 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 Old Puckett Ferry and extending to:

• Greenwood, which is the Seat of Greenwood County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Old Puckett Ferry to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 423 miles [680.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,315 miles [10,163 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,013 miles [11,286.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,893 miles [7,874.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'