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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 Matlock Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Matlock 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 Matlock Ford:
- 35.889232, -87.481404
- 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 Matlock 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 Hickman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman County
- Since Matlock Ford is near Dickson County and also Humphreys County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dickson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Humphreys 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 Matlock Ford
Curious and Interesting Names Near Matlock 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.
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fewville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fewville is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fewville
- Forks of Piney ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forks of Piney is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Piney
- Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Furnace is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Graham
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Hillcrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Lyles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Milltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milltown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Poplar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Robinsons Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Robinsons Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Chapel
- Salt Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
- Spot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spot
How Far From Matlock Ford 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 Matlock Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Matlock Ford and extending to:
- Centerville, which is the Seat of Hickman County, lies just to the South.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Matlock Ford to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 609 miles [980.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,465 miles [10,404.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,185 miles [11,563.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,060 miles [8,143.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Matlock Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Matlock 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 Matlock Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8892, Longitude: -87.4814 In this case, the coordinates for Matlock Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.219 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.242 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.054 degrees. |
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