Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Grandmother 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 Grandmother Ford:
  • 35.852843, -87.723633
  • 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 Grandmother 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 Humphreys County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Humphreys County
  • Since Grandmother Ford is near Hickman County and also Perry 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 Perry 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 Grandmother Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grandmother 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.

• Bold Spring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bold Spring is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Spring
• Bucksnort
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bucksnort is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksnort
• Buffalo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Cedar Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Furnace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Furnace is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
• Hurricane Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hurricane Mills is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane Mills <1>
• Only
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Only is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Only
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Only <1>
• Spot
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Spot is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spot
• Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Hickman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs

How Far From Grandmother Ford 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 Grandmother 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 Grandmother Ford and extending to:

• Waverly, which is the Seat of Humphreys County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grandmother Ford to Waverly, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 622 miles [1,001 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,477 miles [10,423.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,072 miles [8,162.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'