Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Moores Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moores Ferry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Moores 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 Moores Ferry:
- 35.764243, -84.334367
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Moores 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 Loudon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Loudon County
- Since Moores Ferry is near Roane County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Roane County
- eBird sighting report for Monroe 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Moores Ferry ...
We found three communities that share the name Moores Ferry.
Within Tennessee, the name Moores Ferry is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Gordon County
- This Moores Ferry is located in Gordon County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Moores Ferry that is located in Loudon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gordon County community of Moores Ferry.
- Kentucky
- Bath County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Moores Ferry [Bath County].
- Mississippi
- Madison County
- This Moores Ferry is located in Madison County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Moores Ferry that is located in Loudon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Moores Ferry.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moores 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.
- Bucktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Cave Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Chestnut Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Loudon County
- Hall Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Ferry
- Hall Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Huntsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Loudon County
- Lake-A-Wana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake-A-Wana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake-A-Wana
- Lake-A-Wana is located in Roane County
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Oral
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Pleasant View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Loudon County
- Poplar Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Poplar Springs is located in Loudon County
- Robinson Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
- Robinson Mill is located in Loudon County
- Silver Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Silver Ridge is located in Loudon County
How Far From Moores 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 Moores Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moores Ferry and extending to:
- Loudon, which is the Seat of Loudon County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Moores Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 455 miles [732.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,343 miles [10,208.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,054 miles [11,352.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,930 miles [7,934.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moores Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Loudon County: www.loudoncounty.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moores Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moores Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7642, Longitude: -84.3344 In this case, the coordinates for Moores Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Moores Ferry could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Moores Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.288 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.002 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.758 degrees. |