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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 Bailiff Old Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bailiff Old 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 Bailiff Old Ferry:
    • 35.827845, -85.682759
    • 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 Bailiff Old 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
    • Since Bailiff Old Ferry is near DeKalb County and also White County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for White 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 Bailiff Old Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bailiff Old 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.

  • Bone Cave
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
  • Campaign
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Campaign is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
  • Center Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Center Point is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Fall City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fall City is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
  • Frank Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Frank Ferry is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Ferry
  • Green Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Green Hill is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Greens Crossroad
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Greens Crossroad is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Crossroad
  • Heads ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Heads is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads
  • Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Jessie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jessie is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie
    • Joppa
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Joppa is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
    • Pin Hook Ferry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Pin Hook Ferry is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook Ferry
    • Pinhook ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Pinhook is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
    • Rock Island
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Young Bend
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
      • Estimated population in 2014: 279 people

How Far From Bailiff Old Ferry 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 Bailiff Old 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 Bailiff Old Ferry and extending to:

  • McMinnville, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bailiff Old Ferry to McMinnville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 519 miles [835.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,110 miles [11,442.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,986 miles [8,024.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bailiff Old Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bailiff Old 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 Bailiff Old Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8278, Longitude: -85.6828       In this case, the coordinates for Bailiff Old Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.108 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.954 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.304 degrees.