Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Brooks 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 Brooks Ferry:
  • 36.361170, -85.681089
  • 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 Brooks 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Brooks Ferry is near Macon County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Brooks Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brooks 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.

• Cub Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cub Creek is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Creek
• Flynns Lick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Flynns Lick is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynns Lick
• Freewill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Freewill is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freewill
• Harmony
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmony is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Highland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Highland is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Highland Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Highland Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Ferry
• Hurricane
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hurricane is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
• McCoinsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • McCoinsville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoinsville
• Milltown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Milltown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Rough Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rough Point is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
• Stone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Stone is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
• Sugar Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sugar Creek is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek

How Far From Brooks 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 Brooks 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 Brooks Ferry and extending to:

• Gainesboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the East.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Brooks Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 503 miles [809.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,370 miles [10,251.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,087 miles [11,405.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,962 miles [7,985.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'