Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Barksdales 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 Barksdales Ferry:
  • 36.523673, -85.433300
  • 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 Barksdales 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Since Barksdales Ferry is near Overton County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Overton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Barksdales Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barksdales 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.

• Baptist Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Baptist Ridge is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Ridge
• Cave Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cave Springs is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
• Fox Springs ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fox Springs is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Springs
• Free Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Free Hill is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
• Grey ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Grey is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
• Hix ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hix is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
• Pea Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pea Ridge is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
• Timothy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Timothy is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
• Turkeytown ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Turkeytown is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
• Unity
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Unity is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
• Willow Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow Grove is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

How Far From Barksdales 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 Barksdales 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 Barksdales Ferry and extending to:

• Celina, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Barksdales Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 486 miles [782.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,353 miles [10,224.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,069 miles [11,376.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,944 miles [7,956.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'