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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 Cravens Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cravens Ferry 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 Cravens Ferry:
- 35.307301, -88.204758
- 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 Cravens 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 Hardin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- Since Cravens Ferry is near Decatur County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Cravens Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cravens 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.
- Bucktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bucktown is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Centerview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Centerview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
- Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crossroads is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Economy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Economy is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Farmers Union Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Five Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Five Forks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Hookers Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hookers Bend is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookers Bend
- Mays Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mays Ferry is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Ferry
- Nelsons Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- New Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Harmony is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Point Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Point Pleasant is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Stringtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Swift
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swift is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
How Far From Cravens Ferry 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 Cravens 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 Cravens Ferry and extending to:
- Savannah, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Cravens Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 662 miles [1,065.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,523 miles [10,497.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,242 miles [11,654.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,117 miles [8,235 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cravens 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 Cravens 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 Cravens Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3073, Longitude: -88.2048 In this case, the coordinates for Cravens Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.64 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.648 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.494 degrees. |
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