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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 Parker Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parker Ford 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 Parker Ford:
- 36.017012, -85.022180
- 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 Parker 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 Parker Ford is near Putnam County and also Fentress County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fentress 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 Parker Ford
Communities Also Named Parker Ford ...
We found two communities that are also named Parker Ford.
Within Tennessee, the name Parker Ford is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Madison County
- This Parker Ford is located in Madison County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the west of the Parker Ford that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Parker Ford.
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- This Parker Ford is located in Chester County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Parker Ford that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Parker Ford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parker 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.
- Camelot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Camelot is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cherry Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Branch is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Branch
- Crossville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hide-A-Way Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hide-A-Way Hills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hide-A-Way Hills
- Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Holiday Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holiday Hills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Howard Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Livesay
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Livesay is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livesay
- Meadowview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meadowview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Rolling Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rolling Hills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Slate Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Slate Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
- Volunteer Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Volunteer Heights is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Heights
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Woody
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
How Far From Parker Ford to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Parker Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parker Ford and extending to:
- Crossville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the South.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Parker Ford 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 480 miles [772.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,360 miles [10,235.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,073 miles [11,382.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,949 miles [7,964.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parker Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Parker 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 Parker Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0170, Longitude: -85.0222 In this case, the coordinates for Parker Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.711 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.524 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.979 degrees. |
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