Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Perryville Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Perryville Ferry and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Perryville 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 Perryville Ferry:
  • 35.620903, -88.035865
  • 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 Perryville 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Since Perryville Ferry is near Decatur County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson 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 Perryville Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Perryville 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.

• Bible Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bible Hill is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Hill
• Cherokee Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cherokee Heights is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
• Five Forks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Forks is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Gumdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gumdale is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumdale
• Hickory Forks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Forks is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forks
• Hopewell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hopewell is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Howard
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Howard is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Mousetail ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mousetail is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
• New Era ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • New Era is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
• Parsons
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Parsons is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <1>
• Pope
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pope is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
• Spring Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Creek is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
• Utah
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Utah is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah

How Far From Perryville 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 Perryville Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Perryville Ferry and extending to:

• Linden, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Perryville Ferry to Linden, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 644 miles [1,036.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,221 miles [11,621.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,096 miles [8,201.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'