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:
  • 35.819259, -83.463219
  • 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 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 Sevier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier County
  • Since Long Ford is near Jefferson County and also Cocke 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 Cocke 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 Long Ford

Communities Also Named Long Ford ...

We found one communities that are also named Long Ford.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Long Ford.

Beyond Tennessee.

• Communities Located In Tennessee ...
  • Polk County
    • This Long Ford is located in Polk County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Long Ford that is located in Sevier County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Long Ford.

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.

• Cedar Bluff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
• Cherokee Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherokee Hills is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
• Crockettsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Crockettsville is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockettsville
• Harrisburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
• McCookville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • McCookville is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCookville
• Middle Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
• Pigeon Forge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pigeon Forge is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Forge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pigeon Forge <2>
• Pinnacle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pinnacle is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle
• Shady Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Shady Grove is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Walnut Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
• Zion Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Zion Grove is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove

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:

• Sevierville, which is the Seat of Sevier County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Long Ford to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 411 miles [661.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,304 miles [10,145.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,013 miles [11,286.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,889 miles [7,868.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'