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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 Cades Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cades 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 Cades Ferry:
    • 36.407587, -83.429624
    • 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 Cades 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 Grainger County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger County
    • Since Cades Ferry is near Claiborne County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne 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 Cades Ferry

Communities Also Named Cades Ferry ...

We found two communities that are also named Cades Ferry.

Within Tennessee, the name Cades Ferry is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Elbert County
      • This Cades Ferry is located in Elbert County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cades Ferry that is located in Grainger County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elbert County community of Cades Ferry.
    • South Carolina
      • McCormick County
      • This Cades Ferry is located in McCormick County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cades Ferry that is located in Grainger County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCormick County community of Cades Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cades 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.

  • Bald Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bald Point is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Point
  • Beans
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Beans is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
  • Big Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Creek is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
  • Chittum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Chittum is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittum
  • Evans Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
  • Hoop Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hoop Creek is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoop Creek
  • Howard Quarter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Howard Quarter is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Quarter
  • Idol
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Idol is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idol
  • Raven Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
  • Rock Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock Haven is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
  • Thorn Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
  • Yellow Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Yellow Springs is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs

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

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

  • Rutledge, which is the Seat of Grainger County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cades Ferry to Rutledge, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 187 miles [300.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 389 miles [626 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,276 miles [10,100.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,863 miles [7,826.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cades 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 Cades 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 Cades Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4076, Longitude: -83.4296       In this case, the coordinates for Cades Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.755 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.482 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.208 degrees.