Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hazelrigs 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 Hazelrigs Ferry:
  • 35.524793, -84.876337
  • 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 Hazelrigs 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 Meigs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
  • Since Hazelrigs Ferry is near Rhea County and also McMinn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rhea County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McMinn 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 Hazelrigs Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hazelrigs 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.

• Allen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Allen is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Cotton Port ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cotton Port is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Port
• Cotton Port Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cotton Port Ferry is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Port Ferry
• Cute ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cute is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
• Edgewater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Edgewater is located in Rhea County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Forest Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Grove is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
• Paine Spring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Paine Spring is located in Rhea County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paine Spring
• Prices Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Prices Ferry is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Ferry
• Sentinel Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sentinel Heights is located in Rhea County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Heights
• Slabtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Slabtown is located in Rhea County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Tucker Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tucker Ferry is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Ferry
• Union Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Union Grove is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
• Walnut Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
• Wolf Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Wolf Creek is located in Rhea County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek

How Far From Hazelrigs 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 Hazelrigs 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 Hazelrigs Ferry and extending to:

• Decatur, which is the Seat of Meigs County, lies just to the East.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Hazelrigs Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 489 miles [787 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,377 miles [10,262.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,088 miles [11,407 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,964 miles [7,988.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'