Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dillon 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 Dillon Ferry:
  • 35.805623, -85.586367
  • 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 Dillon 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 Van Buren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
  • Since Dillon Ferry is near White County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Dillon Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dillon 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.

• Bone Cave
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
• Campaign
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Campaign is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
• Cedar Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Denny Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Denny Ferry is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Ferry
• Fall City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fall City is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
• Frank Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Frank Ferry is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Ferry
• Goodbars
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Goodbars is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbars
• Harmony
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Harmony is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Heads ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Heads is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads
• Joppa
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Joppa is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
• Rock Island
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rock Island is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Island <1>
• Sparkman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sparkman is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman

How Far From Dillon Ferry to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dillon Ferry and extending to:

• Spencer, which is the Seat of Van Buren County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Dillon Ferry 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 three full 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 515 miles [828.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,393 miles [10,288.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,107 miles [11,437.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,982 miles [8,017.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'