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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 Riverdale Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverdale 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 Riverdale Ferry:
- 35.958419, -83.774344
- 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 Riverdale 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Riverdale Ferry is near Sevier County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Riverdale Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverdale 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.
- Carter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carter is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Forks of the River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forks of the River is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of the River
- Gapcreek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gapcreek is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapcreek
- Grandview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Hicks Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks Crossing is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Crossing
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Huskey Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Huskey Valley is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey Valley
- Marbledale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Marbledale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbledale
- Mayo ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mayo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
- Mule Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mule Hollow is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Hollow
- Oak City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Peters Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ruggles Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ruggles Ferry is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles Ferry
- Seven Islands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Seven Islands is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Islands
- Shooks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Shooks Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shooks Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks Gap
- Stony Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Thorn Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Union Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Valley Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Valley Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
How Far From Riverdale 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 Riverdale 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 Riverdale Ferry and extending to:
- Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the West.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Riverdale Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 421 miles [677.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,311 miles [10,156.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,021 miles [11,299.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,897 miles [7,881 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- Riverdale 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 Riverdale 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 Riverdale Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9584, Longitude: -83.7743 In this case, the coordinates for Riverdale Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.956 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.648 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.475 degrees. |
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