Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cloud Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cloud Ford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cloud 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 Cloud Ford:
- 36.278689, -83.974917
- 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 Cloud 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Cloud Ford is near Campbell County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- eBird sighting report for Anderson 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
Communities Also Named Cloud Ford ...
We found one communities that share the name Cloud Ford.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Cloud Ford.
Beyond Tennessee.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Sullivan County
- This Cloud Ford is located in Sullivan County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cloud Ford that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Cloud Ford.
- Sullivan County
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cloud 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.
- Boy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Duke ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Forkvale ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Gooseneck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Hurricane Branch ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurricane Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Branch
- Hurricane Branch is located in Union County
- Ivory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Loo ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Melbourne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Mossy Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mossy Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Spring
- Mossy Spring is located in Union County
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Paulette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Rule ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Stokes Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Mill
- Stokes Mill is located in Anderson County
- Victory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Walnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Campbell County
- Paulette
How Far From Cloud Ford 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 Cloud Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cloud Ford and extending to:
- Maynardville, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cloud Ford to Maynardville, with an average speed<3> 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 156 miles [251.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 420 miles [675.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,304 miles [10,145.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,016 miles [11,291.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,892 miles [7,872.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cloud Ford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Union County: www.unioncountytn.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Cloud Ford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cloud Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2787, Longitude: -83.9749 In this case, the coordinates for Cloud Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Cloud Ford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.082 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.839 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.471 degrees. |