Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gardenhires 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 Gardenhires Ferry:
  • 35.043132, -85.543298
  • 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 Gardenhires 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Since Gardenhires Ferry is near Dade County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dade County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Gardenhires Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gardenhires 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.

• Ebenezer
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ebenezer is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Glover Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Glover Hill is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Hill
• Halls Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Halls Ferry is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
• Jasper
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jasper is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <1>
• Ladds
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Ladds is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladds
• Mineral Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Nickajack ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Nickajack is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickajack
• Shake Rag
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Shake Rag is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag
• Shellmound ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shellmound is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
• Vulcan
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Vulcan is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan

How Far From Gardenhires 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 Gardenhires 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 Gardenhires Ferry and extending to:

• Jasper, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Gardenhires 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 539 miles [867.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,138 miles [11,487.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,014 miles [8,069.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'