Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pond Creek 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 Pond Creek Ferry:
  • 36.210889, -86.991391
  • 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 Pond Creek 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 Cheatham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cheatham County
  • Since Pond Creek Ferry is near Davidson County and also Dickson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dickson 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 Pond Creek Ferry

Communities Also Named Pond Creek Ferry ...

We found one communities that are also named Pond Creek Ferry.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Pond Creek Ferry.

Beyond Tennessee.

• Communities Located In Tennessee ...
  • Loudon County
    • This Pond Creek Ferry is located in Loudon County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pond Creek Ferry that is located in Cheatham County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudon County community of Pond Creek Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pond Creek 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.

• Bearwallow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
• Bordeaux
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bordeaux is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
• Dry Fork ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dry Fork is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
• Greenville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenville is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Griffintown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Griffintown is located in Cheatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffintown
• Knights Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Knights Ferry is located in Cheatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Ferry
• Marrowbone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
• Mound Bottom ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mound Bottom is located in Cheatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Bottom
• Rest ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rest is located in Cheatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
• Sulphur Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Cheatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pond Creek Ferry and extending to:

• Ashland City, which is the Seat of Cheatham County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Pond Creek Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<2> 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 575 miles [925.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,150 miles [11,506.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,025 miles [8,087 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'