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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 Johnson Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johnson Ford 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 Johnson Ford:
- 35.372854, -88.079754
- 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 Johnson Ford
- 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 Johnson Ford 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 Johnson Ford
Communities Also Named Johnson Ford ...
We found two communities that are also named Johnson Ford.
Within Tennessee, the name Johnson Ford is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Maries County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Johnson Ford [Maries County].
- North Dakota
- Grant County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Johnson Ford [Grant County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnson Ford ...
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 north)
- Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroads is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Grandview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grandview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Havana
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Havana is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- James Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- James Ferry is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Ferry
- Lott Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lott Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Landing
- New Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Harmony is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Piney Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Point Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Point Pleasant is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Porter Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Porter Ford is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Ford
- Stringtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Unity is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
How Far From Johnson Ford 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 Johnson Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Johnson Ford and extending to:
- Savannah, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Johnson Ford to Savannah, with an average speed<4> 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 91 miles [146.5 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 654 miles [1,052.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,514 miles [10,483.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,234 miles [11,642 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,109 miles [8,222.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Johnson Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Johnson Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Johnson Ford 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 Johnson Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3729, Longitude: -88.0798 In this case, the coordinates for Johnson Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.566 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.571 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.426 degrees. |
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