Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cotton Port Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cotton Port Ferry and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cotton Port 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 Cotton Port Ferry:
  • 35.486738, -84.881615
  • 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 Cotton Port 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 Meigs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
  • Since Cotton Port Ferry is near Rhea County and also McMinn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rhea County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McMinn 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 Cotton Port Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cotton Port 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.

• Allen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Allen is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Big Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Big Spring is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
• Cotton Port ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cotton Port is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Port
• Edgewater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Edgewater is located in Rhea County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Five Points
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Five Points is located in Rhea County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Folger ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Folger is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
• Forest Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Grove is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
• Hillsview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillsview is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
• Mountain View
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mountain View is located in Rhea County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Prices Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Prices Ferry is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Ferry
• Sentinel Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sentinel Heights is located in Rhea County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Heights
• Tucker Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Tucker Ferry is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Ferry
• Union Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Union Grove is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
• Walnut Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cotton Port Ferry and extending to:

• Decatur, which is the Seat of Meigs County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Cotton Port Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 491 miles [790.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,379 miles [10,266 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,090 miles [11,410.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,966 miles [7,992 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'