Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Niles Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Niles Ferry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Niles 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 Niles Ferry:
- 35.604245, -84.213527
- 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 Niles 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Niles Ferry is near Loudon County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Loudon County
- eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Niles 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.
- Brakebill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Fourmile Bridge ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourmile Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Bridge
- Fourmile Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Greenback
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
- Greenback is located in Loudon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenback <2>
- Halls Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
- Halls Ferry is located in Monroe County
- Howard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Jena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Jena is located in Loudon County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,279 people
- Little River ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Little River is located in Monroe County
- Mountainville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Mountainville is located in Monroe County
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Tennessee ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Union Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Grove is located in Blount County
How Far From Niles 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 Niles Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Niles Ferry and extending to:
- Madisonville, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Niles Ferry to Madisonville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 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 6,345 miles [10,211.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,055 miles [11,353.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,931 miles [7,935.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Niles Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monroe County: www.monroegovernment.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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Niles Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Niles Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6042, Longitude: -84.2135 In this case, the coordinates for Niles Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Niles 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 312.212 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.892 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.75 degrees. |