Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mays 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 Mays Ferry:
  • 35.278413, -88.243092
  • 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 Mays 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 Hardin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
  • Since Mays Ferry is near McNairy County and also Decatur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McNairy County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur 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 Mays Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mays 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.

• Box Elder
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Box Elder is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder
• Bucktown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bucktown is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
• Centerview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Centerview is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
  • Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
• Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Crossroads is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Economy ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Economy is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
• Farmers Union Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Farmers Union Landing is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Union Landing
• Hookers Bend
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hookers Bend is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookers Bend
• Nelsons Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Nelsons Ferry is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
• New Harmony
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • New Harmony is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
• Oak Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Oak Grove is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Walkertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Walkertown is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown

How Far From Mays Ferry 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 Mays Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mays Ferry and extending to:

• Savannah, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies just to the South.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Mays Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 665 miles [1,070.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,245 miles [11,659.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,120 miles [8,239.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'