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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Walkers Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walkers Ferry and the surrounding area.
- 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 Walkers Ferry:
- 35.288406, -84.752163
- 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 Walkers 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 Bradley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
- Since Walkers Ferry is near McMinn County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McMinn County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Walkers Ferry
Communities Also Named Walkers Ferry ...
We found one communities that are also named Walkers Ferry.
Within Tennessee, the name Walkers Ferry is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Walkers Ferry in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Itawamba County
- This Walkers Ferry is located in Itawamba County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Walkers Ferry that is located in Bradley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Itawamba County community of Walkers Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walkers 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.
- Arrowhead Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowhead Point is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Point
- Cooks Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Ferry is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Ferry
- Double Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Double Springs is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Eureka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Folger ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Folger is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
- Grief ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grief is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grief
- Harbor Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Hills is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Hickory Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hillsview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hillsview is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
- Mount Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Harmony is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Patty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Patty is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty
- Riceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rolling Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Brook is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Brook
- Royal Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Oak is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
- Tasso
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tasso is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso
- Tasso Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tasso Heights is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso Heights
- Whisperwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whisperwood is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwood
How Far From Walkers Ferry 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 Walkers Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walkers Ferry and extending to:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bradley County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Walkers Ferry to Cleveland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 128 miles [206 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 492 miles [791.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,383 miles [10,272.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,969 miles [7,996.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walkers Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Walkers Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walkers Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2884, Longitude: -84.7522 In this case, the coordinates for Walkers Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.527 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.209 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.053 degrees. |
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