Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Savannah 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 Savannah Ferry:
  • 35.226470, -88.258648
  • 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 Savannah 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 Savannah Ferry is near McNairy County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McNairy County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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 Savannah Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Savannah 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.

• Box Elder
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Box Elder is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder
• Bucktown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bucktown is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
• Centerview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerview is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
  • Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
• Economy ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Economy is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
• Hookers Bend
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hookers Bend is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookers Bend
• Mays Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mays Ferry is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Ferry
• Nelsons Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Nelsons Ferry is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
• Nixon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Nixon is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
  • Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
• Oak Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Walkertown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Walkertown is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown

How Far From Savannah 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 Savannah 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 Savannah Ferry and extending to:

• Savannah, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies just to the East.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Savannah 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 667 miles [1,073.4 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 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,248 miles [11,664.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,123 miles [8,244.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'