Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Trotters 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 Trotters Ferry:
  • 35.992005, -88.005311
  • 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 Trotters 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • Since Trotters Ferry is near Humphreys County and also Decatur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Humphreys 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 Trotters Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Trotters 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.

• Chalklevel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Chalklevel is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalklevel
• Chestnut Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Crossroads is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
• Dughill ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Dughill is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dughill
• Eagle Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Eagle Creek is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek
• Elysian Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Elysian Grove is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysian Grove
• Plant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Plant is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
• Polecat
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Polecat is located in Humphreys County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polecat
• Rockport
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rockport is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
• Tin Cup
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tin Cup is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Cup

How Far From Trotters 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 Trotters 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 Trotters Ferry and extending to:

• Camden, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Trotters Ferry to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 633 miles [1,018.7 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 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,203 miles [11,592.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,078 miles [8,172.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'