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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 McClanahan Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McClanahan 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 McClanahan Ferry:
- 35.367571, -84.931338
- 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 McClanahan 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 Meigs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
- Since McClanahan Ferry is near Hamilton County and also Bradley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley 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 McClanahan Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near McClanahan 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.
- Allen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allen is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Big Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Birchwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brittsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brittsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittsville
- Camelot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Camelot is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cotton Port ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cotton Port is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Port
- Cotton Port Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cotton Port Ferry is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Port Ferry
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eureka Hills is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Hills
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Folger ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Folger is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Harbor Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harbor Hills is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Hillsview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hillsview is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
- Misty Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Misty Ridge is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Ridge
- Mount Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Harmony is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Tucker Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tucker Ferry is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Ferry
How Far From McClanahan 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 McClanahan 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 McClanahan Ferry and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of Meigs County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from McClanahan Ferry to Decatur, 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 117 miles [188.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 498 miles [801.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,386 miles [10,277.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,097 miles [11,421.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,973 miles [8,003.3 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 drawn from Point A (ie- McClanahan Ferry) 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 McClanahan 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 McClanahan Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3676, Longitude: -84.9313 In this case, the coordinates for McClanahan Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.637 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.347 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.106 degrees. |
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