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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 Hood Landing Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hood Landing Ferry and the surrounding area.
- 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 Hood Landing Ferry:
- 35.832852, -84.565213
- 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 Hood Landing 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 Roane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
- Since Hood Landing Ferry is near Morgan County and also Loudon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon 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 Hood Landing Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hood Landing 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.
- Anglers Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Anglers Cove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Cove
- Cherokee Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Glen Wright
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glen Wright is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wright
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Holiday Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Hills is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Idle Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Idle Oaks is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idle Oaks
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- James Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- James Ferry is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Ferry
- Laddie Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Lake Shadow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lake Shadow is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shadow
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lawnville Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawnville Meadows is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnville Meadows
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Long Island Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Long Island Ferry is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island Ferry
- Ponderosa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ponderosa is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Ponders
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ponders is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponders
- Postoak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Suburban Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Suburban Shores is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Shores
- Twin Rivers Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Rivers Ferry is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers Ferry
How Far From Hood Landing 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 Hood Landing 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 Hood Landing Ferry and extending to:
- Kingston, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Hood Landing 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 463 miles [745.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,349 miles [10,217.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,061 miles [11,363.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,937 miles [7,945.3 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hood Landing 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 Hood Landing 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 Hood Landing Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8329, Longitude: -84.5652 In this case, the coordinates for Hood Landing Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.429 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.174 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.836 degrees. |
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