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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 Lowrys Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lowrys 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 Lowrys Ferry:
- 35.034246, -85.646635
- 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 Lowrys 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Lowrys Ferry is near Jackson County and also Dade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dade 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 Lowrys Ferry
Communities Also Named Lowrys Ferry ...
We found one communities that are also named Lowrys Ferry.
Within Tennessee, the name Lowrys Ferry is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Lowrys Ferry in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Union Parish
- This Lowrys Ferry is located in Union Parish and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lowrys Ferry that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union Parish community of Lowrys Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lowrys 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.
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Dixie Lee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dixie Lee is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Lee
- Ebenezer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Gardenhires Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gardenhires Ferry is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenhires Ferry
- Glover Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glover Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Hill
- Grahams Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grahams Ferry is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Ferry
- Jasper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ladds
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ladds is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladds
- Long Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Nickajack ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nickajack is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickajack
- Richard City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Richard City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Shellmound ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shellmound is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Sweetens Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sweetens Cove is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetens Cove
How Far From Lowrys Ferry 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 Lowrys Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lowrys Ferry and extending to:
- Jasper, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Lowrys Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 544 miles [875.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Lowrys 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 Lowrys 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 Lowrys Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0342, Longitude: -85.6466 In this case, the coordinates for Lowrys Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.057 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.783 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.483 degrees. |
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