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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 McElroy Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McElroy 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 McElroy Ferry:
- 35.797011, -85.556366
- 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 McElroy 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 Van Buren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
- Since McElroy Ferry is near White County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for White County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 McElroy Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near McElroy 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.
- Bone Cave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Campaign
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Denny Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Denny Ferry is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Ferry
- Fall City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Frank Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Frank Ferry is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Ferry
- Goodbars
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goodbars is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbars
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Gum Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gum Spring is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Spring
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Harmony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Heads ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heads is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads
- Hodge Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hodge Ferry is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Ferry
- Joppa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Joppa is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Rock Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sparkman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sparkman is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
How Far From McElroy 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 McElroy 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 McElroy Ferry and extending to:
- Spencer, which is the Seat of Van Buren County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from McElroy 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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 514 miles [827.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,392 miles [10,286.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,106 miles [11,436 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,981 miles [8,016.1 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- McElroy 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 McElroy 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 McElroy Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7970, Longitude: -85.5564 In this case, the coordinates for McElroy Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.03 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.86 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.259 degrees. |
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