Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cages 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 Cages Ferry:
  • 36.339772, -86.437215
  • 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 Cages 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 Sumner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
  • Since Cages Ferry is near Wilson County and also Trousdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trousdale 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 Cages Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cages 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.

• Cairo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cairo is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
• Cairo Bend
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cairo Bend is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Bend
• Cairo Bend Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cairo Bend Ferry is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Bend Ferry
• Cedar Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Ebaneezer ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ebaneezer is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebaneezer
• Hickory Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Kansas
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Kansas is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
• Martha
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Martha is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
• Phosphate ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Phosphate is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phosphate
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Possum Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Possum Town is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
  • Rival ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rival is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rival
  • Scottish Highlands
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Scottish Highlands is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottish Highlands
  • Sideview ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sideview is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideview
  • Station Camp ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Station Camp is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
  • Woods Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Woods Ferry is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Ferry

How Far From Cages 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 Cages 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 Cages Ferry and extending to:

• Gallatin, which is the Seat of Sumner County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Cages Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 543 miles [873.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,402 miles [10,303 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,120 miles [11,458.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,996 miles [8,040.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'