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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 Clifton Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clifton Ferry and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Clifton Ferry:
    • 35.389520, -87.993640
    • 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 Clifton 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
    • Since Clifton Ferry is near Hardin County and also Decatur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur 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 Clifton Ferry

Communities Also Named Clifton Ferry ...

We found one communities that are also named Clifton Ferry.

Within Tennessee, the name Clifton Ferry is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Clifton Ferry in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Wilcox County
      • This Clifton Ferry is located in Wilcox County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the south of the Clifton Ferry that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilcox County community of Clifton Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clifton 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.

  • Bath Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Crossroads is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Grandview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Grandview is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Gumdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Gumdale is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumdale
  • Havana
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Havana is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • James Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • James Ferry is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Ferry
  • Lego ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lego is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lego
  • Lott Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lott Landing is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Landing
  • New Era ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • New Era is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
  • Piney Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Piney Grove is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
  • Pleasant Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Porter Ford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Porter Ford is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Ford
  • Swift
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Swift is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
  • Unity
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Unity is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity

How Far From Clifton 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 Clifton Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clifton Ferry and extending to:

  • Waynesboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Clifton Ferry to Waynesboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 649 miles [1,044.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,510 miles [10,476.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,229 miles [11,633.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,105 miles [8,215.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Clifton Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Clifton 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 Clifton Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3895, Longitude: -87.9936       In this case, the coordinates for Clifton Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.513 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.512 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.386 degrees.