Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hegler 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 Hegler Ford:
  • 36.121461, -84.813837
  • 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 Hegler 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Since Hegler Ford is near Cumberland County and also Fentress County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fentress 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 Hegler Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hegler 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.

• Bucklick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bucklick is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
• Deer Lodge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
• Flat Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Flat Rock is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Genesis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Genesis is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesis
• Halfway
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Halfway is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
• Hall Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hall Ford is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Ford
• Henry Ford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Henry Ford is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Ford
• High Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • High Point is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Holland Ford
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Holland Ford is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Ford
• Howard Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Howard Mill is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Mill
• Islandford ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Islandford is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islandford
• Lavender
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lavender is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
• Potter Ford
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Potter Ford is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Ford

How Far From Hegler 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 Hegler 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 Hegler Ford and extending to:

• Wartburg, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hegler Ford to Wartburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the west (W). 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 466 miles [750 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,060 miles [11,362 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,935 miles [7,942.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'