Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cairo Bend 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 Cairo Bend Ferry:
  • 36.358382, -86.363325
  • 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 Cairo Bend 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 Cairo Bend 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 Cairo Bend Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cairo Bend 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.

• Cages Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cages Ferry is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cages Ferry
• Cairo
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cairo is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
• Cedar Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Chipman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chipman is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
• Ebaneezer ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ebaneezer is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebaneezer
• Hartsville Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hartsville Junction is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville Junction
• Hickory Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Hunters Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunters Point is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
• Hunters Point Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunters Point Ferry is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point Ferry
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Kansas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Kansas is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
  • Phosphate ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Phosphate is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phosphate
  • Possum Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Possum Town is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
  • Sideview ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sideview is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideview
  • Walnut Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Trousdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Woods Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Woods Ferry is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Ferry

How Far From Cairo Bend Ferry to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cairo Bend 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 Cairo Bend Ferry and extending to:

• Gallatin, which is the Seat of Sumner County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Cairo Bend Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 539 miles [867.4 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,398 miles [10,296.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,116 miles [11,452.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,992 miles [8,033.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'