Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gordon 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 Gordon Ferry:
  • 35.717570, -87.262510
  • 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 Gordon 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 Maury County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Maury County
  • Since Gordon Ferry is near Hickman County and also Williamson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson 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 Gordon Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gordon 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.

• Cartersville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cartersville is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
• Center Star
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Center Star is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Star
• Chartersville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Chartersville is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
• Duck River
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Duck River is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
• Greenfield Bend
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
  • Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
• Jones Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jones Valley is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
• Kettle Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kettle Mills is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Mills
• Poplar Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Poplar Creek is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
• Shady Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Shady Grove is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Water Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Water Valley is located in Maury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley

How Far From Gordon 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 Gordon 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 Gordon Ferry and extending to:

• Columbia, which is the Seat of Maury County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gordon Ferry to Columbia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 40 miles [64.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 602 miles [968.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,465 miles [10,404.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,183 miles [11,559.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,059 miles [8,141.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'