Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Silcott Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silcott Ford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Silcott Ford
- 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 Silcott Ford:
- 36.404244, -84.592440
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Silcott Ford
- 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Silcott Ford is near Fentress County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fentress County
- eBird sighting report for Morgan 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Silcott Ford ...
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.
- Black Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Coal Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Goad
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - High Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Scott County
- Huntsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <2>
- Mount Helen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Helen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Helen
- Mount Helen is located in Fentress County
- Mountain View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Scott County
- Robbins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbins <2>
- Rugby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rugby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Rugby is located in Morgan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rugby <2>
- Speck
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Stanley Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Junction
- Stanley Junction is located in Scott County
- Three Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Three Forks is located in Scott County
How Far From Silcott Ford to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Silcott Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Silcott Ford and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies just to the East.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Silcott Ford to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 447 miles [719.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,324 miles [10,177.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,038 miles [11,326.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,913 miles [7,906.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silcott Ford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Scott County: www.scottcounty.com/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Silcott Ford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silcott Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4042, Longitude: -84.5924 In this case, the coordinates for Silcott Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Silcott Ford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.459 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.289 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.697 degrees. |