Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ford Estates

• 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 Ford Estates:
  • 36.160620, -85.263024
  • 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 Ford Estates

• 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
  • Since Ford Estates is near Overton County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Overton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Ford Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ford Estates ...

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.

• Beaver Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
• Bushing ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bushing is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
• Cedar Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Spring is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Spring
• Cliff Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cliff Springs is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Springs
• Green Pond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Pond is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
• Lovejoy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lovejoy is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
• Mineral Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Obey City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Obey City is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
• Pinhook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinhook is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
• Rays
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rays is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays
• Rocky Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Point is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
• Sand Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sand Springs is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
• Shady Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Grove is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Standingstone
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Standingstone is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standingstone

How Far From Ford Estates 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 Ford Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Cookeville, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Ford Estates to Cookeville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 488 miles [785.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,953 miles [7,971.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'