Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Brodies 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 Brodies Ferry:
  • 35.716178, -88.034755
  • 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 Brodies 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Since Brodies Ferry is near Decatur County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson 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 Brodies Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brodies 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.

• Bible Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bible Hill is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Hill
• Cherokee Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cherokee Heights is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
• Five Forks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Five Forks is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Hickory Forks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Forks is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forks
• Hopewell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hopewell is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Howard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Howard is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Mousetail ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mousetail is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
• Parsons
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Parsons is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <1>
• Pope
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pope is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
• Spring Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Creek is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
• Sugar Tree
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
• Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Toms Creek ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Toms Creek is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek

How Far From Brodies 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 Brodies 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 Brodies Ferry and extending to:

• Linden, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brodies Ferry to Linden, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,496 miles [10,454.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,092 miles [8,194.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'