Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Bright Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bright Ferry and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bright Ferry

• 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 Bright Ferry:
  • 36.282593, -83.237670
  • 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 Bright 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 Hamblen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen County
  • Since Bright Ferry is near Grainger County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger 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 Bright Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bright 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.

• Cheeks Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cheeks Crossroads is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks Crossroads
• Cherokee Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cherokee Park is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Park
• Dover
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dover is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
• Gaby Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gaby Hills is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaby Hills
• Indian Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Indian Hills is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Jaybird
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jaybird is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
• Kentucky Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Kentucky Heights is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Heights
• Liberty Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Heights is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
• Long Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Long Ferry is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ferry
• Mountain View Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mountain View Meadows is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Meadows
• Needmore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Needmore is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Rocky Summit ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Summit is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Summit

How Far From Bright 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 Bright 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 Bright Ferry and extending to:

• Morristown, which is the Seat of Hamblen County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Bright Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 384 miles [618 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,274 miles [10,097 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,983 miles [11,238 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,859 miles [7,819.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'