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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 Austin Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Austin Ferry 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 Austin Ferry:
- 36.220923, -83.439620
- 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 Austin 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 Grainger County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger County
- Since Austin Ferry is near Hamblen County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Austin Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Austin 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.
- Alpha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Bluegrass
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bluegrass is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluegrass
- Boggs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boggs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs
- Cherokee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cherokee is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Fox Den
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Den is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Den
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hopper Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopper Bluff is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper Bluff
- Hunters Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Kathy Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kathy Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathy Hills
- May Springs ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- May Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Springs
- Meadowview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowview is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Panther Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Panther Creek is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Creek
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Panther Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Panther Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Hills
- Panther Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Panther Lake is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Lake
- Pleasant view
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant view is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant view
- Point Seven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Point Seven is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Seven
- Quail Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Quail Hollow is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Rambling Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rambling Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambling Hills
- Seven Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Oaks is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Smokerise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smokerise is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
- Wilderness Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wilderness Shores is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Shores
- Willow Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Springs is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
How Far From Austin 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 Austin 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 Austin Ferry and extending to:
- Rutledge, which is the Seat of Grainger County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Austin Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 396 miles [637.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,995 miles [11,257.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,871 miles [7,839.1 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- Austin 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 Austin 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 Austin Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2209, Longitude: -83.4396 In this case, the coordinates for Austin Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.759 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.459 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.264 degrees. |
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