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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 Williams Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Williams Ferry and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Williams Ferry:
    • 35.885911, -84.301034
    • 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 Williams 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 Loudon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon County
    • Since Williams Ferry is near Roane County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Williams Ferry

Communities Also Named Williams Ferry ...

We found two communities that are also named Williams Ferry.

Within Tennessee, the name Williams Ferry is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Williams Ferry is located in Jefferson County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Williams Ferry that is located in Loudon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Williams Ferry.
    • Mississippi
      • Attala County
      • This Williams Ferry is located in Attala County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Williams Ferry that is located in Loudon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Attala County community of Williams Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Williams 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.

  • Bear ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bear is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
  • Buttermilk Shores
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Buttermilk Shores is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk Shores
  • Chestnut Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut Hills is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
  • Dixie Lee Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dixie Lee Junction is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Lee Junction
  • Ford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ford is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
  • Hickory Woods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Woods is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
  • Oak Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oral
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oral is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral
  • Pawpaw Plains
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pawpaw Plains is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawpaw Plains
  • Pleasant View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant View is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Wheat ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wheat is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
  • Woodlawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Woodlawn is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Williams Ferry 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 Williams Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Williams Ferry and extending to:

  • Loudon, which is the Seat of Loudon County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Williams Ferry to Loudon, with an average speed<2> 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 139 miles [223.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 449 miles [722.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,336 miles [10,196.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,047 miles [11,341 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,923 miles [7,922.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Williams Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Williams 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 Williams Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8859, Longitude: -84.3010       In this case, the coordinates for Williams Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.271 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.00 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.712 degrees.