Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fort Blount 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 Fort Blount Ferry:
  • 36.319781, -85.746648
  • 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 Fort Blount 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Fort Blount Ferry is near Smith County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Smith County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Fort Blount Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Blount 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.

• Bagdad ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bagdad is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
• Cub Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cub Creek is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Creek
• Flynns Lick
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Flynns Lick is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynns Lick
• Highland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Highland is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Highland Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Highland Ferry is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Ferry
• Ivy Gap ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ivy Gap is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Gap
• Liberty
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Liberty is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• McCoinsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • McCoinsville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoinsville
• Milltown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Milltown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Nameless
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Nameless is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
• Rough Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rough Point is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
• Shady Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove

How Far From Fort Blount 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 Fort Blount 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 Fort Blount Ferry and extending to:

• Gainesboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Fort Blount Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 508 miles [817.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,375 miles [10,259.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,092 miles [11,413.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,967 miles [7,993.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'