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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 Phillips Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Phillips 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 Phillips Ford:
- 36.216177, -85.125795
- 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 Phillips 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 Overton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Overton County
- Since Phillips Ford is near Fentress County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fentress County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Phillips Ford
Communities Also Named Phillips Ford ...
We found one communities that are also named Phillips Ford.
Within Tennessee, the name Phillips Ford is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Phillips Ford in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Hickory County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Phillips Ford [Hickory County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Phillips 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.
- Camp Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Ground is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
- Cliff Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cliff Springs is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Springs
- Green Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Pond is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Hanging Limb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Lovejoy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Muddy Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Muddy Pond is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Pond
- Obey City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Vine Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vine Ridge is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Ridge
How Far From Phillips Ford to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Phillips 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 Phillips Ford and extending to:
- Livingston, which is the Seat of Overton County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Phillips Ford to Livingston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the west (W). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 479 miles [770.9 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 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,069 miles [11,376.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,945 miles [7,958.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Phillips Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Phillips Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Phillips 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 Phillips Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2162, Longitude: -85.1258 In this case, the coordinates for Phillips Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.78 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.631 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.971 degrees. |
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