Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Armstrong 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 Armstrong Ferry:
  • 35.466737, -84.984119
  • 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 Armstrong 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 Meigs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
  • Since Armstrong Ferry is near Rhea County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rhea County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Armstrong Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Armstrong 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 Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Spring is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
• Cotton Port ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cotton Port is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Port
• Cotton Port Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cotton Port Ferry is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Port Ferry
• Edgewater
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Edgewater is located in Rhea County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Five Points
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Points is located in Rhea County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Graysville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Graysville is located in Rhea County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
• Mountain View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain View is located in Rhea County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Sentinel Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sentinel Heights is located in Rhea County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Heights
• Tucker Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Tucker Ferry is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Ferry

How Far From Armstrong 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 Armstrong 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 Armstrong Ferry and extending to:

• Decatur, which is the Seat of Meigs County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Armstrong Ferry to Decatur, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 497 miles [799.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,095 miles [11,418.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,971 miles [8,000 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'