Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for River Hill 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 River Hill Ferry:
  • 35.815344, -85.438863
  • 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 River Hill 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 Van Buren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
  • Since River Hill Ferry is near White County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 River Hill Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near River Hill 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.

• Denny Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Denny Ferry is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Ferry
• Greenwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Hickory Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Hills is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Hodge Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hodge Ferry is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Ferry
• Lost Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lost Creek is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
• Methodist ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Methodist is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
• Sparkman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sparkman is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
• Sweetgum
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
• Young ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Young is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in River Hill Ferry and extending to:

• Spencer, which is the Seat of Van Buren County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from River Hill Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 507 miles [815.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,386 miles [10,277.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,976 miles [8,008.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'