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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 Paint Rock Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paint Rock Ferry and the surrounding area.
- 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 Paint Rock Ferry:
- 35.787019, -84.460208
- 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 Paint Rock 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 Roane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
- Since Paint Rock Ferry is near Loudon County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Paint Rock Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paint Rock 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.
- Anglers Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Anglers Cove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Cove
- Cave Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cherokee Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- High Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- High Point is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- James Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- James Ferry is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Ferry
- Lake-A-Wana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lake-A-Wana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake-A-Wana
- Lawnville Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lawnville Meadows is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnville Meadows
- Long Island Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Long Island Ferry is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island Ferry
- Paint Rock ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Paint Rock is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pattie Gap ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pattie Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattie Gap
- Pond Creek Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Creek Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek Ferry
- Ponders
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ponders is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponders
- Prospect
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Suburban Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Suburban Shores is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Shores
- Twin Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Twin Oaks is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
How Far From Paint Rock 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 Paint Rock Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Paint Rock Ferry and extending to:
- Kingston, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Paint Rock Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 460 miles [740.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,347 miles [10,214.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,058 miles [11,358.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,934 miles [7,940.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Paint Rock Ferry) 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 Paint Rock 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 Paint Rock Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7870, Longitude: -84.4602 In this case, the coordinates for Paint Rock Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.365 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.093 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.804 degrees. |
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