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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 White Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Ford 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 White Ford:
- 35.548960, -86.639163
- 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 White 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Since White Ford is near Marshall County and also Rutherford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford 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 White Ford
Communities Also Named White Ford ...
We found two communities that are also named White Ford.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named White Ford.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named White Ford in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Morgan County
- This White Ford is located in Morgan County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the east northeast of the White Ford that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of White Ford.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Scott County
- This White Ford is located in Scott County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the White Ford that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of White Ford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near White 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.
- Cedar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chapel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
- Halls Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Halls Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mill
- Laws Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Rich Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rich Creek is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Temple Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Temple Ford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Ford
- Tucker Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tucker Ford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Ford
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wheel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wheel is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheel
How Far From White 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 White Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White Ford and extending to:
- Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from White Ford to Shelbyville, 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 42 miles [67.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 576 miles [927 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,164 miles [11,529.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,039 miles [8,109.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- White Ford) 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 White Ford 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 White Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5490, Longitude: -86.6392 In this case, the coordinates for White Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.683 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.577 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.774 degrees. |
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