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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 Hamburg Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hamburg Ferry 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 Hamburg Ferry:
    • 35.098140, -88.298929
    • 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 Hamburg 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 Hardin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
    • Since Hamburg Ferry is near McNairy County and also Tishomingo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McNairy County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tishomingo 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 Hamburg Ferry

Communities Also Named Hamburg Ferry ...

We found one communities that are also named Hamburg Ferry.

Within Tennessee, the name Hamburg Ferry is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Hamburg Ferry in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Calhoun County
      • This Hamburg Ferry is located in Calhoun County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hamburg Ferry that is located in Hardin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Hamburg Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hamburg 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.

  • Chambers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Chambers is located in McNairy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
  • Holiday Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Liberty
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty is located in McNairy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Nixon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Nixon is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
    • Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
  • Pebble Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pebble Hill is located in McNairy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hill
  • Pickwick Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pickwick Ferry is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Ferry
  • Red Sulphur Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Sulphur Springs is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Sulphur Springs
  • Sand Mountain ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sand Mountain is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Mountain
  • Slab Town ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Slab Town is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
  • Tucker Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Tucker Landing is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Landing
  • Walkertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Walkertown is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
  • Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Hamburg Ferry 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 Hamburg Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Savannah, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hamburg Ferry to Savannah, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 673 miles [1,083.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,255 miles [11,675.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,131 miles [8,257.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hamburg Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Hamburg Ferry 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 Hamburg Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0981, Longitude: -88.2989       In this case, the coordinates for Hamburg Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.687 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.673 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.579 degrees.