Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Harris 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 Harris Ford:
  • 35.392290, -85.364687
  • 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 Harris 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 Sequatchie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sequatchie County
  • Since Harris Ford is near Bledsoe County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bledsoe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Harris Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harris 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.

• Cartwright
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
• Cedar Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Springs is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
• Center Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
• Dill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Dill is located in Bledsoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill
• Elm Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Elm Hill is located in Sequatchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hill
• Flat Top
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
• Gates Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gates Ford is located in Bledsoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Ford
• Grant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Grant is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
• Hickory Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Bledsoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Hughes ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hughes is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
• Liberty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty is located in Sequatchie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Harris Ford and extending to:

• Dunlap, which is the Seat of Sequatchie County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Harris Ford to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 518 miles [833.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,403 miles [10,304.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,115 miles [11,450.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,991 miles [8,032.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'