Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Britton 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 Britton Ferry:
  • 36.439819, -82.865162
  • 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 Britton 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 Hawkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins County
  • Since Britton Ferry is near Greene County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Britton Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Britton 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.

• Aunt ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Aunt is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aunt
• Big Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Creek is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
• Christian Bend
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Christian Bend is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Bend
• Cold Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cold Springs is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Hickory Cove ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Cove is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Cove
• Honeycutt
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Honeycutt is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeycutt
• Longs Bend
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Longs Bend is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Bend
• Lyons Store ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lyons Store is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Store
• Stacy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Stacy is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
• Stony Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Stony Point is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
• Zion Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Zion Hill is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

How Far From Britton 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 Britton 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 Britton Ferry and extending to:

• Rogersville, which is the Seat of Hawkins County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Britton Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 360 miles [579.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,251 miles [10,060 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,960 miles [11,201 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,836 miles [7,782.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'