Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Long Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Long Ford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Long Ford
- 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 Long Ford:
- 35.237018, -84.484651
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Long 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Long Ford is near McMinn County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McMinn County
- eBird sighting report for Monroe 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Long Ford ...
We found one communities that share the name Long Ford.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Long Ford.
Beyond Tennessee.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Long 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.
- Balltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Bullet Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullet Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullet Creek
- Bullet Creek is located in Monroe County
- Carlock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Columbus ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Dentville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Goodsprings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Goosetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Grady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Holly Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Monroe County
- Ironsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Ivy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Maggies Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maggies Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggies Mill
- Maggies Mill is located in Polk County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Old Patty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Reliance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reliance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Reliance is located in Polk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reliance <3>
- Seven Cedars
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Cedars have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Cedars
- Seven Cedars is located in McMinn County
- Yancey ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Patty
How Far From Long Ford 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 Long Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Long Ford and extending to:
- Benton, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Long Ford to Benton, with an average speed<4> 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 143 miles [230.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 481 miles [774.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,083 miles [11,399 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,959 miles [7,980.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Long Ford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Long Ford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Long Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2370, Longitude: -84.4847 In this case, the coordinates for Long Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Long Ford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.364 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.015 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.956 degrees. |