Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sligos 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 Sligos Ferry:
  • 35.965896, -85.714705
  • 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 Sligos 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
  • Since Sligos Ferry is near White County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Sligos Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sligos 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.

• Drop ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Drop is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
• Grace ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Grace is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• Loves Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Loves Ferry is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Ferry
• Peeled Chestnut
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
• Pin Hook Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pin Hook Ferry is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook Ferry
• Pinhook ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pinhook is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
• Rock Castle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Castle is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Castle
• Williams Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Williams Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossroads
• Young Bend
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
  • Estimated population in 2014: 279 people

How Far From Sligos 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 Sligos 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 Sligos Ferry and extending to:

• Smithville, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the West.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Sligos Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 516 miles [830.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,106 miles [11,436 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,981 miles [8,016.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'