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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 Butlers Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Butlers Ferry and the surrounding area.
- 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 Butlers Ferry:
- 36.488949, -85.566361
- 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 Butlers 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Butlers Ferry is near Jackson County and also Overton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Overton 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 Butlers Ferry
Communities Also Named Butlers Ferry ...
We found three communities that are also named Butlers Ferry.
Within Tennessee, the name Butlers Ferry is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Butlers Ferry is located in Jefferson County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Butlers Ferry that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Butlers Ferry.
- Randolph County
- This Butlers Ferry is located in Randolph County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km] to the south of the Butlers Ferry that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Butlers Ferry.
- Georgia
- Seminole County
- This Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the south of the Butlers Ferry that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Butlers Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Butlers 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.
- Baptist Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Baptist Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Ridge
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Carlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carlock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock
- Cave Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Free Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Hicks Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hicks Ferry is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Ferry
- Hix ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hix is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Hurricane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hurricane is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Richville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Richville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Sugar Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Turkey Creek ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Turkey Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
- Turkeytown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Turkeytown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
How Far From Butlers 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 Butlers Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Butlers Ferry and extending to:
- Celina, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Butlers Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. 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 494 miles [795 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,360 miles [10,235.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,076 miles [11,387.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,952 miles [7,969.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Butlers Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Butlers 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 Butlers Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4889, Longitude: -85.5664 In this case, the coordinates for Butlers Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.057 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.988 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.088 degrees. |
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