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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 Rockwood Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rockwood Ferry and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Rockwood Ferry:
    • 35.786740, -84.647160
    • 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 Rockwood 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 Roane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
    • Since Rockwood Ferry is near Rhea County and also Meigs 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 Meigs 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 Rockwood Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockwood 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.

  • Cove Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cove Point is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
  • Eagle Furnace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Furnace is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Furnace
  • Eureka
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Eureka is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Glen Alice
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Glen Alice is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
  • Half Moon Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Half Moon Shores is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon Shores
  • Hillcrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillcrest is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Holiday Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Hood Landing Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hood Landing Ferry is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Landing Ferry
  • Idle Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Idle Oaks is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idle Oaks
  • King Creek ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • King Creek is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Creek
  • Lake Shadow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Shadow is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shadow
  • Maple Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Grove is located in Meigs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Pioneer Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
    • Pond Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Pond Grove is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Grove
    • Ponders
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Ponders is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponders
    • Smoke Rise
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Smoke Rise is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
    • Terrace View
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Terrace View is located in Rhea County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace View

How Far From Rockwood 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 Rockwood 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 Rockwood Ferry and extending to:

  • Kingston, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rockwood Ferry to Kingston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 469 miles [754.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,067 miles [11,373.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,942 miles [7,953.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rockwood 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 Rockwood 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 Rockwood Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7867, Longitude: -84.6472       In this case, the coordinates for Rockwood Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.478 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.223 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.882 degrees.