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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 Pinhook Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinhook 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 Pinhook Ferry:
- 35.633405, -84.786055
- 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 Pinhook 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 Meigs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
- Since Pinhook Ferry is near Rhea County and also McMinn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rhea County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McMinn 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 Pinhook Ferry
Communities Also Named Pinhook Ferry ...
We found one communities that are also named Pinhook Ferry.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Pinhook Ferry.
Beyond Tennessee.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- DeKalb County
- This Pinhook Ferry is located in DeKalb County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pinhook Ferry that is located in Meigs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Pinhook Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinhook 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.
- Cute ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Forest Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Forest Grove is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Hideaway Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hideaway Hills is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Hills
- Ideal Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ideal Valley is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal Valley
- Iron Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Lorraine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lorraine is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Mars Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mars Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Peakland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Peakland is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakland
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Prices Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prices Ferry is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Ferry
- Slabtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slabtown is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Spring City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wolf Creek is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
How Far From Pinhook Ferry 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 Pinhook Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pinhook Ferry and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of Meigs County, lies just to the South.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Pinhook Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 481 miles [774.1 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 6,368 miles [10,248.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,079 miles [11,392.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,955 miles [7,974.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Pinhook Ferry) 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 Pinhook 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 Pinhook Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6334, Longitude: -84.7861 In this case, the coordinates for Pinhook Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.557 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.293 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.979 degrees. |
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