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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 Mouth of Yellow Creek Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mouth of Yellow Creek Ford and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Mouth of Yellow Creek Ford
  • 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 Mouth of Yellow Creek Ford:
    • 36.028960, -84.809391
    • 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 Mouth of Yellow Creek Ford
  • 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Since Mouth of Yellow Creek Ford is near Morgan County and also Roane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane 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 Mouth of Yellow Creek Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mouth of Yellow Creek Ford ...

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.

  • Cherry Branch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Branch is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Branch
  • Chestnut Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Deerwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Deerwood is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Flat Rock Ford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Flat Rock Ford is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Ford
  • Genesis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Genesis is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesis
  • Halfway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Halfway is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
  • Henry Ford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Henry Ford is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Ford
  • High Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • High Point is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Holland Ford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Holland Ford is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Ford
  • Howard Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Howard Mill is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Mill
  • Islandford ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Islandford is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islandford
  • Lake Pomeroy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Millstone
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Millstone is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
    • Potter Ford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Potter Ford is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Ford
    • Rogers
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rogers is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
    • Slate Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Slate Springs is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs

How Far From Mouth of Yellow Creek Ford 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 Mouth of Yellow Creek Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mouth of Yellow Creek Ford and extending to:

  • Crossville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mouth of Yellow Creek Ford to Crossville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the west (W). 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 469 miles [754.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,350 miles [10,219.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,063 miles [11,366.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,939 miles [7,948.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Mouth of Yellow Creek Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Mouth of Yellow Creek Ford 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 Mouth of Yellow Creek Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0290, Longitude: -84.8094       In this case, the coordinates for Mouth of Yellow Creek Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.582 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.377 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.887 degrees.