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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 Alley Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alley Ford and the surrounding area.
- 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 Alley Ford:
- 36.081463, -84.671053
- 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 Alley Ford
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Alley Ford is near Cumberland County and also Roane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roane 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 Alley Ford
Communities Also Named Alley Ford ...
We found one communities that are also named Alley Ford.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Alley Ford.
Beyond Tennessee.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Jefferson County
- This Alley Ford is located in Jefferson County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the east of the Alley Ford that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Alley Ford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alley Ford ...
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.
- Elizabeth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Flat Rock Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock Ford is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Ford
- Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Howard Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Mill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Mill
- Islandford ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Islandford is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islandford
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Nemo
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Pilot Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pilot Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mountain
- Pine Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Orchard is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Potter Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Potter Ford is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Ford
- Rogers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Shady Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Wartburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Alley Ford to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Alley Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alley Ford and extending to:
- Wartburg, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Alley Ford to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 461 miles [741.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,342 miles [10,206.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,055 miles [11,353.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,931 miles [7,935.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alley Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Alley Ford 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 Alley Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0815, Longitude: -84.6711 In this case, the coordinates for Alley Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.499 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.29 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.815 degrees. |
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