Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Flora 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 Flora Ferry:
  • 36.369817, -83.045998
  • 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 Flora 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 Hawkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins County
  • Since Flora Ferry is near Greene County and also Hamblen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen 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 Flora Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flora 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.

• Camelot
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Camelot is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Chalk Level
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Chalk Level is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
• Choptack
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Choptack is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptack
• Cloud Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cloud Creek is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Creek
• Cuba
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cuba is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
• Guntown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Guntown is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntown
• Longtown ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Longtown is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
• Pleasant Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Prices Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Prices Ferry is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Ferry
• Rogersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rogersville is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
• Spears ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Spears is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears

How Far From Flora 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 Flora 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 Flora Ferry and extending to:

• Rogersville, which is the Seat of Hawkins County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Flora Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 371 miles [597.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,262 miles [10,077.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,847 miles [7,800.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'