Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Old Town 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 Town Ferry:
  • 34.164857, -81.779277
  • 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 Town 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 Newberry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newberry County
  • Since Old Town Ferry is near Saluda County and also Greenwood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saluda County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenwood 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 Town Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Town 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.

• Big Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Creek is located in Saluda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
• Chapmans Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Chapmans Crossroads is located in Saluda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmans Crossroads
• Deadfall Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Deadfall Crossroads is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadfall Crossroads
• Denny
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Denny is located in Saluda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny
• Hickory Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Longshore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Longshore is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshore
• Mudlick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mudlick is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
• Scurry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Scurry is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scurry
• Silverstreet
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Silverstreet is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverstreet
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverstreet <1>
• Spearman ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Spearman is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearman
• Trinity
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Trinity is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity

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

• Newberry, which is the Seat of Newberry County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old Town Ferry to Newberry, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 419 miles [674.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving 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 6,308 miles [10,151.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,885 miles [7,861.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'