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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 Two Sisters Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Two Sisters 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 Two Sisters Ferry:
    • 32.514350, -81.232328
    • 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 Two Sisters 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 Two Sisters Ferry is near Effingham County and also Hampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Effingham County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampton 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 Two Sisters Ferry

Communities Also Named Two Sisters Ferry ...

We found one communities that are also named Two Sisters Ferry.

Within South Carolina, the name Two Sisters Ferry is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Two Sisters Ferry in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Effingham County
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Effingham County community of Two Sisters Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Two Sisters 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.

  • Birds
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Birds is located in Effingham County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds
  • Dupies Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Dupies Ferry is located in Effingham County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupies Ferry
  • Ebenezer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Ebenezer is located in Effingham County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Groover Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Groover Landing is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groover Landing
  • Kildare
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Kildare is located in Effingham County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
  • Martins Landing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Martins Landing is located in Hampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
  • Robertville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Robertville is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertville
  • Sisters Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisters Ferry
  • Spring Branch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Branch is located in Effingham County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
  • Steep Bottom ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Steep Bottom is located in Hampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Bottom
  • Stokes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Stokes is located in Hampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes

How Far From Two Sisters 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 Two Sisters 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 Two Sisters Ferry and extending to:

  • Ridgeland, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Two Sisters Ferry to Ridgeland, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 499 miles [803.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,046 miles [11,339.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,931 miles [7,935.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Two Sisters Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Two Sisters 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 Two Sisters Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5144, Longitude: -81.2323       In this case, the coordinates for Two Sisters Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.404 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.372 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.41 degrees.