Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gates Ford:
  • 35.464234, -85.312464
  • 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 Gates Ford

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gates Ford ...

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.

• Center Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
• Dill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dill is located in Bledsoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill
• Elm Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Elm Hill is located in Sequatchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hill
• Flat Top
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
• Harris Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Harris Ford is located in Sequatchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Ford
• Hickory Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Bledsoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Hughes ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hughes is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
• Lees Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lees Station is located in Bledsoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Station
• New Harmony
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Harmony is located in Bledsoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
• Pikeville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pikeville is located in Bledsoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <1>

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

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

• Pikeville, which is the Seat of Bledsoe County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gates Ford to Pikeville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 513 miles [825.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,397 miles [10,295 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,110 miles [11,442.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,985 miles [8,022.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'