Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cinder Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cinder Ford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cinder 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 Cinder Ford:
- 36.340610, -87.890583
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cinder 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 Stewart County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Stewart County
- Since Cinder Ford is near Houston County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Houston County
- eBird sighting report for Benton 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cinder 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.
- Bass Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Cotton Patch Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Patch Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Patch Crossroads
- Cotton Patch Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Cross Roads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Stewart County
- Danville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Denmark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Grays Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Crossing
- Grays Crossing is located in Houston County
- Griffin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Lewis Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Branch
- Lewis Branch is located in Houston County
- Lick Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lick Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Lick Creek is located in Benton County
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Tennessee Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Ridge
- Tennessee Ridge is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennessee Ridge <2>
How Far From Cinder 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 Cinder Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Cinder Ford and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Stewart County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cinder Ford to Dover, with an average speed<4> 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 63 miles [101.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 618 miles [994.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,182 miles [11,558.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,058 miles [8,140.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cinder Ford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Stewart County: www.stewartcountygovernment.com
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cinder Ford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cinder Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3406, Longitude: -87.8906 In this case, the coordinates for Cinder Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Cinder Ford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.495 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.623 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.128 degrees. |