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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Branch
- Cherry Branch is located in Cumberland County
- Chestnut Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Deerwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Flat Rock Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Ford
- Flat Rock Ford is located in Morgan County
- Genesis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Halfway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Henry Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Ford
- Henry Ford is located in Cumberland County
- High Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Morgan County
- Holland Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Ford
- Holland Ford is located in Morgan County
- Howard Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Mill
- Howard Mill is located in Morgan County
- Islandford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Islandford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islandford
- Islandford is located in Morgan County
- Lake Pomeroy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
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- Millstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Potter Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Ford
- Potter Ford is located in Morgan County
- Rogers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Slate Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
- Slate Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Millstone
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<2> beginning in Mouth of Yellow Creek Ford and extending to:
- Crossville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mouth of Yellow Creek Ford to Crossville, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,939 miles [7,948.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mouth of Yellow Creek Ford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cumberland County: www.brockhill.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mouth of Yellow Creek Ford) to Point B.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). |
| <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 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. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.582 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.377 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.887 degrees. |