Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tarkiln 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 Tarkiln Ford:
  • 35.877289, -85.223022
  • 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 Tarkiln 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 White County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
  • Since Tarkiln Ford is near Cumberland County and also Bledsoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bledsoe 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 Tarkiln Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tarkiln 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.

• Clarktown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarktown is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
  • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
• Claysville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Claysville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
• Herbert Domain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Herbert Domain is located in Bledsoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Domain
• Hickory Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Lonewood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lonewood is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonewood
• Lost Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lost Creek is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
• Neverfail ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
• Old Winesap
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Winesap is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Winesap
• Pleasant Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
• Ridgedale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Ridgedale is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
• Stringtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Stringtown is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Todd Town
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town

How Far From Tarkiln 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 Tarkiln 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 Tarkiln Ford and extending to:

• Sparta, which is the Seat of White County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tarkiln Ford to Sparta, 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 88 miles [141.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 494 miles [795 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,088 miles [11,407 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,964 miles [7,988.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'