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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 Centers Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Centers 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 Centers Ferry:
- 35.884797, -84.490488
- 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 Centers 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 Roane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
- Since Centers Ferry is near Morgan County and also Loudon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon 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 Centers Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Centers 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.
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cherokee Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Glen Wright
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glen Wright is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wright
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- High Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- High Point is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Holiday Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Holiday Shores is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
- James Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- James Ferry is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Ferry
- Laddie Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Lake Shore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Shore is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lawnville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lawnville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnville
- Lawnville Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lawnville Meadows is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnville Meadows
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Long Island Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Long Island Ferry is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island Ferry
- Ponderosa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ponderosa is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Suburban Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Suburban Shores is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Shores
- Sugar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Twin Oaks is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Twin Rivers Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Rivers Ferry is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers Ferry
How Far From Centers 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 Centers 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 Centers Ferry and extending to:
- Kingston, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Centers Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 458 miles [737.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,344 miles [10,209.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,056 miles [11,355.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,931 miles [7,935.7 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- Centers 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 Centers 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 Centers Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8848, Longitude: -84.4905 In this case, the coordinates for Centers Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.385 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.131 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.791 degrees. |
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