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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Ford:
    • 36.437326, -82.409865
    • 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 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
    • Since Hall Ford is near Washington County and also Carter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter 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 Ford

Communities Also Named Hall Ford ...

We found two communities that are also named Hall Ford.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Hall Ford.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Hall Ford in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Cumberland County
      • This Hall Ford is located in Cumberland County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the west of the Hall Ford that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Hall Ford.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Lee County
      • This Hall Ford is located in Lee County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hall Ford that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Hall Ford.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hall 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.

  • Boring
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Boring is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring
  • Buffalo Ridge ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Buffalo Ridge is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Ridge
  • Crouch Crossroad
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Crouch Crossroad is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch Crossroad
  • Flourville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Flourville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
  • Fourville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Fourville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourville
  • Gray
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Green Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Valley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Gross Crossroad
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Gross Crossroad is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Crossroad
  • Oak Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Rocky Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Springs is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
  • Royal Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Royal Pines is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
  • Timberlake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Timberlake is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
  • Wahoo ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hall Ford and extending to:

  • Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Hall Ford to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 339 miles [545.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,232 miles [10,029.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,940 miles [11,168.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,817 miles [7,752.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hall Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Hall Ford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hall Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4373, Longitude: -82.4099       In this case, the coordinates for Hall Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.144 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.786 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.777 degrees.