Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Humes 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 Humes Ferry:
  • 35.958972, -83.912961
  • 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 Humes 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Since Humes Ferry is near Hamilton County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Humes Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Humes 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.

• Arrowhead
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Arrowhead is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Beverly
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Beverly is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
• Black Oak
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Black Oak is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
• Bonny Kate
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
• Colonial Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Colonial Village is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
• Deep Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Deep Creek is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
• Forks of the River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Forks of the River is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of the River
• Fountain City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fountain City is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
• Grandview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Grandview is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Greenway
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Greenway is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
• Holiday Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Island Home
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Island Home is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Home
• Continue List   (15 more) ...
  • Lincoln Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Loveland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Loveland is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
  • Lyons View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyons View is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons View
  • Marble City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Marble City is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
  • Marbledale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Marbledale is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbledale
  • Mockingbird Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mockingbird Hill is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
  • Mule Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mule Hollow is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Hollow
  • Park City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Park City is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Pleasant Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Hills is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
  • Riverbend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverbend is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
  • Shooks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shooks is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
  • Spring Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Place is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Place
  • Third Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Third Creek is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Creek
  • Timberlake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Timberlake is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
  • Whittle Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Whittle Springs is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittle Springs

How Far From Humes Ferry 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 Humes 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 Humes Ferry and extending to:

• Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Humes Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 428 miles [688.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,317 miles [10,166.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,027 miles [11,308.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,903 miles [7,890.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'