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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 Pond Creek Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pond Creek 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 Pond Creek Ferry:
- 35.749242, -84.431317
- 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 Loudon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon County
- Since Pond Creek Ferry is near Roane County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 ...
- Cheatham County
- This Pond Creek Ferry is located in Cheatham County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pond Creek Ferry that is located in Loudon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheatham 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.
- Anglers Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anglers Cove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Cove
- Big Piney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Piney is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Piney
- Cave Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Cedar Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Fork is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
- Cedar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chestnut Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Green Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Lake-A-Wana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake-A-Wana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake-A-Wana
- Long Island Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Island Ferry is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island Ferry
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Old Sweetwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old Sweetwater is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sweetwater
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oral
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oral is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral
- Paint Rock ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paint Rock is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Pattie Gap ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pattie Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattie Gap
- Ponders
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ponders is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponders
- Poplar Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Prospect
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Prospect is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Robinson Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Robinson Mill is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Pond Creek Ferry 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 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:
- Loudon, which is the Seat of Loudon County, lies just to the East.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Pond Creek Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 460 miles [740.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,348 miles [10,216.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,059 miles [11,360.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,935 miles [7,942.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Pond Creek Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Pond Creek 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 Pond Creek Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7492, Longitude: -84.4313 In this case, the coordinates for Pond Creek Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.346 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.067 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.802 degrees. |
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