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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 James Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to James 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 James Ferry:
- 35.384798, -88.116977
- 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 James 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 Hardin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- Since James Ferry is near Decatur County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 James Ferry
Communities Also Named James Ferry ...
We found two communities that are also named James Ferry.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named James Ferry.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named James Ferry in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Roane County
- This James Ferry is located in Roane County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the east of the James Ferry that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of James Ferry.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Natchitoches Parish
- This James Ferry is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the James Ferry that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of James Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near James 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.
- Bath Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crossroads is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Farmers Union Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grandview
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grandview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Havana
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Havana is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Lott Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lott Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Landing
- New Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Harmony is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Pleasant Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Point Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Point Pleasant is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Stringtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stringtown is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Swift
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swift is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
- Unity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Unity is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
How Far From James 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 James Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in James Ferry and extending to:
- Savannah, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from James Ferry to Savannah, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 655 miles [1,054.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,515 miles [10,484.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,235 miles [11,643.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,110 miles [8,223.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- James Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 James 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 James Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3848, Longitude: -88.1170 In this case, the coordinates for James Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.59 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.60 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.44 degrees. |
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