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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 Colemans Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colemans 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 Colemans Ferry:
    • 35.694515, -87.220843
    • 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 Colemans 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 Maury County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Maury County
    • Since Colemans Ferry is near Hickman County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Colemans Ferry

Communities Also Named Colemans Ferry ...

We found one communities that are also named Colemans Ferry.

Within Tennessee, the name Colemans Ferry is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Greene County
      • This Colemans Ferry is located in Greene County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Colemans Ferry that is located in Maury County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Colemans Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colemans 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.

  • Cartersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cartersville is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
  • Chapel Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
  • Chartersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chartersville is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
  • Duck River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Duck River is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
  • Gordon Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gordon Ferry is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Ferry
  • Greenfield Bend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
    • Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
  • Jones Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jones Valley is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
  • Kettle Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Kettle Mills is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Mills
  • Lovetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lovetown is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovetown
  • Poplar Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Poplar Creek is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
  • Sawdust
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sawdust is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
  • Shady Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Shady Grove is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Water Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Water Valley is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley

How Far From Colemans Ferry to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Colemans Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Columbia, which is the Seat of Maury County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Colemans Ferry to Columbia, 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 40 miles [64.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 601 miles [967.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,183 miles [11,559.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,058 miles [8,140.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Colemans 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 Colemans 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 Colemans Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6945, Longitude: -87.2208       In this case, the coordinates for Colemans Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.049 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.019 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.987 degrees.