Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lowe 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 Lowe Ferry:
  • 35.851747, -84.082411
  • 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 Lowe 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Since Lowe Ferry is near Blount County and also Loudon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon 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 Lowe Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lowe 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.

• Blue Grass
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Blue Grass is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
• Cactus Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cactus Cove is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Cove
• Ebenezer
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ebenezer is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Echo Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Echo Valley is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
• Fox Fire
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fox Fire is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fire
• Gravelly Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gravelly Hills is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Hills
• Henrys Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Henrys Ferry is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Ferry
• Lakeview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Louisville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Louisville is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <1>
• Pine Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pine Springs is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
• Pumpkin Center
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center

How Far From Lowe 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 Lowe 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 Lowe Ferry and extending to:

• Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lowe Ferry to Knoxville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the west (W). 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 439 miles [706.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,329 miles [10,185.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,039 miles [11,328.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,915 miles [7,909.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'