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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 Browns Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Browns Ferry and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Browns Ferry:
    • 35.056185, -85.344959
    • 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 Browns 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
    • Since Browns Ferry is near Marion County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Browns Ferry

Communities Also Named Browns Ferry ...

We found ten communities that are also named Browns Ferry.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Browns Ferry.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Hardin County
      • This Browns Ferry is located in Hardin County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the west of the Browns Ferry that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Browns Ferry.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cullman County
      • This Browns Ferry is located in Cullman County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Browns Ferry that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Browns Ferry.
      • Lawrence County
      • This Browns Ferry is located in Lawrence County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the west southwest of the Browns Ferry that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Browns Ferry.
    • Arkansas
      • Garland County
      • This Browns Ferry is located in Garland County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the west of the Browns Ferry that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garland County community of Browns Ferry.
    • Georgia
      • Camden County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Browns Ferry [Camden County].
      • Hart County
      • This Browns Ferry is located in Hart County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Browns Ferry that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hart County community of Browns Ferry.
    • Mississippi
      • Tate County
      • This Browns Ferry is located in Tate County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the west of the Browns Ferry that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tate County community of Browns Ferry.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Browns Ferry is located in Anderson County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Browns Ferry that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Browns Ferry.
      • Georgetown County
      • This Browns Ferry is located in Georgetown County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km] to the east southeast of the Browns Ferry that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Browns Ferry.
      • Union County
      • This Browns Ferry is located in Union County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the east of the Browns Ferry that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Browns Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Browns 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.

  • Bushtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bushtown is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushtown
  • Colonial Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Elder Mountain
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Elder Mountain is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Mountain
  • Lake Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
  • Lookout Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain Ridge is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
  • Oak Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Orchard Knob
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
  • Pan Gap
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Pan Gap is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pan Gap
  • Piney Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Piney Woods is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
  • Red Bank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ridgedale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Riverside Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Riverside Park is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
    • Riverview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Riverview is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Ruby Falls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Ruby Falls is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Falls
    • Signal Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
    • Signal Mountain
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Spring Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Spring Valley is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Valley Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village

How Far From Browns 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 Browns Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Browns Ferry and extending to:

  • Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Browns Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 529 miles [851.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,005 miles [8,054.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Browns Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Browns Ferry could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Browns 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 Browns Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0562, Longitude: -85.3450       In this case, the coordinates for Browns Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.875 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.578 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.354 degrees.