Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coles Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coles Ferry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Coles Ferry
- 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 Coles Ferry:
- 36.305884, -86.403326
- 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 Coles 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 Wilson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- Since Coles Ferry is near Sumner County and also Trousdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sumner County
- eBird sighting report for Trousdale 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 Coles Ferry ...
We found four communities that share the name Coles Ferry.
Within Tennessee, the name Coles Ferry is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Hart County
- This Coles Ferry is located in Hart County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Coles Ferry that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hart County community of Coles Ferry.
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Coles Ferry is located in Anderson County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Coles Ferry that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Coles Ferry.
- Virginia
- Charlotte County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Coles Ferry [Charlotte County].
- Halifax County
- This Coles Ferry is located in Halifax County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the east of the Coles Ferry that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Coles Ferry.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coles 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.
- Cages Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cages Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cages Ferry
- Cages Ferry is located in Sumner County
- Cairo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Cairo Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cairo Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Bend
- Cairo Bend is located in Wilson County
- Cairo Bend Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cairo Bend Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Bend Ferry
- Cairo Bend Ferry is located in Sumner County
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Sumner County
- Ebaneezer ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Martha
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Possum Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Woods Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Ferry
- Woods Ferry is located in Sumner County
How Far From Coles 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 Coles Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coles Ferry and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Coles Ferry to Lebanon, 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 23 miles [37 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 542 miles [872.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,402 miles [10,303 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,120 miles [11,458.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,996 miles [8,040.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coles Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wilson County: www.wilsoncountytn.com/
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- Coles Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coles Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3059, Longitude: -86.4033 In this case, the coordinates for Coles Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Coles Ferry could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Coles Ferry 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 313.567 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.549 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.492 degrees. |