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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Screvens Ferry:
    • 32.089097, -81.057056
    • 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 Screvens 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
    • Since Screvens Ferry is near Chatham County and also Beaufort County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort 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 Screvens Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Screvens 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.

  • Carver Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Carver Village is located in Chatham County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
  • Clearview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Clearview is located in Chatham County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Cloverdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cloverdale is located in Chatham County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Fleetwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Fleetwood is located in Chatham County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
  • Florida Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Florida Junction is located in Chatham County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Junction
  • General Hamiltons Settlement ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gordonston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Gordonston is located in Chatham County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonston
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Green Acres is located in Chatham County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Isle of Armstrong
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Isle of Armstrong is located in Chatham County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Armstrong
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,402 people
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pine Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pine Gardens is located in Chatham County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gardens
    • Sackville ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sackville is located in Chatham County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackville
    • Sunset Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Sunset Park is located in Chatham County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
    • Thunderbolt
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Union Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Union Junction is located in Chatham County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Junction
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,899 people
    • Victory Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Victory Heights is located in Chatham County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights

How Far From Screvens 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 Screvens 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 Screvens Ferry and extending to:

  • Ridgeland, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Screvens Ferry to Ridgeland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 521 miles [838.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,369 miles [10,249.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,054 miles [11,352.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,941 miles [7,951.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Screvens Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Screvens Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Screvens Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0891, Longitude: -81.0571       In this case, the coordinates for Screvens Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.294 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.186 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.458 degrees.