Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Caywood Ford

• 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 Caywood Ford:
  • 36.513720, -82.129851
  • 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 Caywood Ford

• 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
  • Since Caywood Ford is near Carter County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Caywood Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Caywood Ford ...

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.

• Big Creek ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Big Creek is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
• Cedar Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Cedar Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Valley is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
• Emmett
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Emmett is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
• Evergreen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Fishdam ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
• Hickory Tree
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hickory Tree is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Tree
• Hunter Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
• Paperville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Paperville is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paperville
• Presbytery Camp
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Presbytery Camp is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbytery Camp
• Ridgedale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ridgedale is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
• Silver Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Silver Grove is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Grove
• Vinegar Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Vinegar Hill is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
• Weaver
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Weaver is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver

How Far From Caywood Ford 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 Caywood Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Caywood Ford and extending to:

• Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Caywood Ford to Blountville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 259 miles [416.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 323 miles [519.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,801 miles [7,726.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'