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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 Blythe Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blythe 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 Blythe Ferry:
- 35.412293, -85.010231
- 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 Blythe 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since Blythe Ferry is near Meigs County and also Rhea County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rhea 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 Blythe Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blythe 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.
- Big Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Birchwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brittsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brittsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittsville
- Edgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edgewater is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Graysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Mountain View
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mountain View is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Sale Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sentinel Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sentinel Heights is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Heights
- Tucker Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker Ferry is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Ferry
How Far From Blythe Ferry to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Blythe 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 Blythe Ferry and extending to:
- Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Blythe Ferry to Chattanooga, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 500 miles [804.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,099 miles [11,424.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,975 miles [8,006.5 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blythe 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 Blythe 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 Blythe Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4123, Longitude: -85.0102 In this case, the coordinates for Blythe Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.686 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.41 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.128 degrees. |
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