Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Saltillo 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 Saltillo Ferry:
  • 35.373688, -88.199480
  • 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 Saltillo 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 Hardin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
  • Since Saltillo Ferry is near Decatur County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson 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 Saltillo Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saltillo 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.

• Farmers Union Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Farmers Union Landing is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Union Landing
• Five Forks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Five Forks is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Grandview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Grandview is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Hookers Bend
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hookers Bend is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookers Bend
• James Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • James Ferry is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Ferry
• New Harmony
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • New Harmony is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
• Pleasant Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Point Pleasant
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Point Pleasant is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
• Shady Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Grove is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Stringtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Stringtown is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Swift
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Swift is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
• Unity
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Unity is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity

How Far From Saltillo 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 Saltillo 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 Saltillo Ferry and extending to:

• Savannah, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Saltillo Ferry to Savannah, 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 96 miles [154.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 660 miles [1,062.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,239 miles [11,650 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,114 miles [8,230.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'