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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 Brabson Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brabson 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 Brabson Ferry:
- 35.932032, -83.646284
- 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 Brabson 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 Sevier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier County
- Since Brabson Ferry is near Knox County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Brabson Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brabson 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.
- Alder Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alder Branch is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch
- French Broad ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- French Broad is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Broad
- Gapcreek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gapcreek is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapcreek
- Henry Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Hicks Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks Crossing is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Crossing
- Kodak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Peters Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Powder Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Powder Springs is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs
- Seven Islands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Seven Islands is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Islands
- Stony Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Thorn Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Union Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Union Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
How Far From Brabson 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 Brabson 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 Brabson Ferry and extending to:
- Sevierville, which is the Seat of Sevier County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Brabson Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 416 miles [669.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,307 miles [10,150.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,016 miles [11,291.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,892 miles [7,872.9 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brabson 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 Brabson 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 Brabson Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9320, Longitude: -83.6463 In this case, the coordinates for Brabson Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.878 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.555 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.429 degrees. |
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