Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hall 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 Hall Ferry:
  • 35.776466, -84.274919
  • 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 Hall 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 Loudon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon County
  • Since Hall Ferry is near Roane County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Hall Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hall 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.

• Bucktown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bucktown is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
• Centersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Centersville is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
• Chestnut Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Chestnut Ridge is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
• Ford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ford is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
• Huntsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Huntsville is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
• Maple Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Maple Spring is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Spring
• Oak Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pleasant View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant View is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Poplar Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Springs is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
• Robinson Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Robinson Mill is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
• Silver Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Silver Ridge is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge

How Far From Hall Ferry to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hall 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 Hall Ferry and extending to:

• Loudon, which is the Seat of Loudon County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Hall Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 451 miles [725.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,340 miles [10,203.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,051 miles [11,347.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,927 miles [7,929.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'