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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 Cow Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cow Ford and the surrounding area.
- 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 Cow Ford:
- 35.568960, -87.820026
- 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 Cow 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Since Cow Ford is near Wayne County and also Hickman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman 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 Cow Ford
Communities Also Named Cow Ford ...
We found one communities that are also named Cow Ford.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Cow Ford.
Beyond Tennessee.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Bedford County
- This Cow Ford is located in Bedford County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the east of the Cow Ford that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Cow Ford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cow 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.
- Beardstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Big Rock Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Big Rock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Ford
- Chestnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Flatwoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gumdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gumdale is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumdale
- Lego ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lego is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lego
- Lovie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lovie is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovie
- New Era ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Era is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Pleasantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pope is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Slickrock Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Sugar Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sugar Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Washplace Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Washplace Ford is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washplace Ford
How Far From Cow 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 Cow Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cow Ford and extending to:
- Linden, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Cow Ford to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 635 miles [1,021.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,494 miles [10,451.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,089 miles [8,190 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cow Ford) 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 Cow Ford 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 Cow Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5690, Longitude: -87.8200 In this case, the coordinates for Cow Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.415 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.423 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.272 degrees. |
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