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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 Benders Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Benders 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 Benders Ferry:
- 36.305884, -86.503883
- 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 Benders 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 Sumner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
- Since Benders Ferry is near Wilson County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 Benders Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Benders 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.
- Cages Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cages Ferry is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cages Ferry
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cherokee Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Woods is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
- Denny Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Denny Hills is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Hills
- Green Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Greenlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Harbor View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harbor View is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Hillview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hillview is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Hunters Store
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hunters Store is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Store
- Indian Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Indian Forest is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Forest
- Indian Lake Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Lake Farms is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake Farms
- Indian Lake Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Lake Forest is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake Forest
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Martha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martha is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Meadowvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meadowvale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
- Rival ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rival is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rival
- Rosewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rosewood is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Scottish Highlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scottish Highlands is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottish Highlands
- Woodlake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
- Woods Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Ferry is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Ferry
How Far From Benders 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 Benders 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 Benders Ferry and extending to:
- Gallatin, which is the Seat of Sumner County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Benders Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 547 miles [880.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,406 miles [10,309.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,125 miles [11,466.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,000 miles [8,046.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Benders 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 Benders 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 Benders Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3059, Longitude: -86.5039 In this case, the coordinates for Benders Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.629 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.621 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.535 degrees. |
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