Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Holliman Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holliman Ferry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Holliman 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 Holliman Ferry:
- 36.317558, -85.792482
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Holliman 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Holliman Ferry is near Smith County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Smith County
- eBird sighting report for Putnam 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holliman 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.
- Bagdad ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Cartwright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartwright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Cartwright is located in Smith County
- Cub Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Defeated
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Difficult
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Edgefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Flynns Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flynns Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynns Lick
- Flynns Lick is located in Jackson County
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Highland Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Ferry
- Highland Ferry is located in Jackson County
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- Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Milltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Nameless
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Rough Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Jackson County
- Stone Bridge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bridge
- Stone Bridge is located in Smith County
- Liberty
How Far From Holliman 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 Holliman Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Holliman Ferry and extending to:
- Gainesboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Holliman Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 510 miles [820.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,094 miles [11,416.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,969 miles [7,996.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holliman Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jackson County: www.jacksonco.com/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holliman Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holliman Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3176, Longitude: -85.7925 In this case, the coordinates for Holliman Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Holliman Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.191 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.118 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.228 degrees. |