Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sims 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 Sims Ford:
  • 35.329244, -88.043641
  • 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 Sims 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 Hardin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
  • Since Sims Ford is near Wayne County and also Decatur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur 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 Sims Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sims 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.

• Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Crossroads is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Grandview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grandview is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Havana
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Havana is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
• James Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • James Ferry is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Ferry
• Lott Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lott Landing is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Landing
• New Harmony
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • New Harmony is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
• Piney Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Piney Grove is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Porter Ford
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Porter Ford is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Ford
• Swift
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Swift is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people

How Far From Sims Ford 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 Sims Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sims Ford and extending to:

• Savannah, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sims Ford to Savannah, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 91 miles [146.5 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, 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 6,515 miles [10,484.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,234 miles [11,642 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,109 miles [8,222.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'