Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Blair 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 Blair Ferry:
  • 36.705682, -80.965080
  • 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 Blair 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 Grayson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
  • Since Blair Ferry is near Carroll County and also Galax City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Galax City

• 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 Blair Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blair 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.

• Cliffview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cliffview is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffview
• Fries
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fries is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fries <1>
• Fries Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fries Junction is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries Junction
• Hebron
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hebron is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Hickory Flat
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hickory Flat is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
• Hilltown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hilltown is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
• Moore Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Moore Ferry is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Ferry
• Providence
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Providence is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Wolf Glade
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wolf Glade is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Glade

How Far From Blair Ferry to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Blair 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 Blair Ferry and extending to:

• Independence, which is the Seat of Grayson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Blair Ferry to Independence, 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.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 202 miles [325.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 262 miles [421.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,159 miles [9,911.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,742 miles [7,631.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'