Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Indian Cave 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 Indian Cave Ferry:
  • 36.159253, -83.599901
  • 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 Indian Cave 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 Grainger County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger County
  • Since Indian Cave Ferry is near Jefferson County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Indian Cave Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian Cave 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.

• Agreeable ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Agreeable is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agreeable
• Blaine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Blaine is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <1>
• Buffalo Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Buffalo Springs is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
• Cherokee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherokee is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
• Friends Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Friends Station is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Station
• Joppa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Joppa is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
• Lulaville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lulaville is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
• Maples ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Maples is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
• Mitchell Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mitchell Ford is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Ford
• Oars Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Oars Ferry is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oars Ferry
• Sunset
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sunset is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
• Sycamore Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sycamore Spring is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Spring

How Far From Indian Cave 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 Indian Cave 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 Indian Cave Ferry and extending to:

• Rutledge, which is the Seat of Grainger County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Indian Cave Ferry to Rutledge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 177 miles [284.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 405 miles [651.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,294 miles [10,129.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,881 miles [7,855.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'