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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 Morris Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morris Ferry and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Morris Ferry:
    • 35.299525, -86.059707
    • 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 Morris 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Since Morris Ferry is near Coffee County and also Grundy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy 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 Morris Ferry

Communities Also Named Morris Ferry ...

We found three communities that are also named Morris Ferry.

Within Tennessee, the name Morris Ferry is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Elmore County
      • This Morris Ferry is located in Elmore County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the south of the Morris Ferry that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Morris Ferry.
    • Arkansas
      • Little River County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Morris Ferry [Little River County].
    • Georgia
      • Douglas County
      • This Morris Ferry is located in Douglas County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Morris Ferry that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Morris Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Morris 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.

  • Asia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Asia is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asia
  • Bobs Cross Roads ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bobs Cross Roads is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Cross Roads
  • Calls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Calls is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calls
  • Dixie ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Dixie is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Greenhaw
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
  • Gum Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Gum Creek is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Creek
  • Oak Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Prairie Plains
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Prairie Plains is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Plains
  • Ruthledge Ford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
  • Ruthledge Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ruthledge Hill is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Hill
  • Scenic Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Scenic Heights is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
  • Shady Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Shady Grove is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morris Ferry and extending to:

  • Winchester, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Morris 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,150 miles [11,506.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,025 miles [8,087 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morris Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Morris Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Morris 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 Morris Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2995, Longitude: -86.0597       In this case, the coordinates for Morris Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.318 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.122 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.591 degrees.