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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 Wards Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wards 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 Wards Ferry:
- 35.577848, -88.012531
- 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 Wards 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Since Wards Ferry is near Decatur County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Wards Ferry
Communities Also Named Wards Ferry ...
We found two communities that are also named Wards Ferry.
Within Tennessee, the name Wards Ferry is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Morehouse Parish
- This Wards Ferry is located in Morehouse Parish and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wards Ferry that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morehouse Parish community of Wards Ferry.
- Mississippi
- Hinds County
- This Wards Ferry is located in Hinds County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Wards Ferry that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Wards Ferry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wards 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.
- Gumdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gumdale is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumdale
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Howard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Howard is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Lego ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lego is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lego
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- New Era ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Era is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Parsons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pope is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Spring Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Utah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Utah is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah
How Far From Wards 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 Wards Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wards Ferry and extending to:
- Linden, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wards Ferry to Linden, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 644 miles [1,036.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,222 miles [11,622.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,097 miles [8,202.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wards 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 Wards 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 Wards Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5778, Longitude: -88.0125 In this case, the coordinates for Wards Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.535 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.563 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.352 degrees. |
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