Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Big Rock Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Big Rock Ford and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Big Rock Ford

• 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 Big Rock Ford:
  • 35.469518, -87.828915
  • 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 Big Rock Ford

• 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Since Big Rock Ford is near Perry County and also Decatur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur 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 Big Rock Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Rock Ford ...

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.

• Cow Ford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cow Ford is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Ford
• Flatwoods
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Flatwoods is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <1>
• Gumdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Gumdale is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumdale
• Lego ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lego is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lego
• Lovie ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lovie is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovie
• Moccasin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Moccasin is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
• New Era ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • New Era is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
• Slickrock Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
  • Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
• Sugar Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sugar Hill is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
• Washplace Ford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Washplace Ford is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washplace Ford

How Far From Big Rock Ford 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 Big Rock Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Big Rock Ford and extending to:

• Waynesboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Big Rock Ford to Waynesboro, 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 75 miles [120.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,219 miles [11,617.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,094 miles [8,198 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'