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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 Blacks Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blacks 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 Blacks Ferry:
- 35.700070, -85.726370
- 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 Blacks 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 Blacks Ferry is near Van Buren County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Blacks Ferry
Communities Also Named Blacks Ferry ...
We found three communities that are also named Blacks Ferry.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Blacks Ferry.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Anderson County
- This Blacks Ferry is located in Anderson County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Blacks Ferry that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Blacks Ferry.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Cumberland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Blacks Ferry [Cumberland County].
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Blacks Ferry [Monroe County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blacks 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.
- Bethany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Campaign
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Crisp Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crisp Spring is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp Spring
- Daylight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Earleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Earleyville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleyville
- Fall City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Goodbars
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Goodbars is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbars
- Greens Crossroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greens Crossroad is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Crossroad
- Groves ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Groves is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Isleford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Isleford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isleford
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Jessie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jessie is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie
- Riverview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Riverview is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rock Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Rest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shady Rest is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest
- Smartt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smartt is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartt
- Union
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Union is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Blacks 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 Blacks Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blacks Ferry and extending to:
- McMinnville, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Blacks Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 525 miles [844.9 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,403 miles [10,304.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,118 miles [11,455.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,993 miles [8,035.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blacks Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Blacks Ferry could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Blacks 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 Blacks Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7001, Longitude: -85.7264 In this case, the coordinates for Blacks Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.13 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.961 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.354 degrees. |
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