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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 McFadden Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McFadden 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 McFadden Ford:
- 36.760662, -82.161524
- 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 McFadden 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since McFadden Ford is near Russell County and also Bristol City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol City
- 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 McFadden Ford
Curious and Interesting Names Near McFadden 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.
- Bolton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Butts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Butts is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts
- Craigs Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Hobbs Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hobbs Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Ford
- Leonard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Lone Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Star is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Masons Store ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Masons Store is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Store
- Parsonage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parsonage is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonage
- Ravens Nest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ravens Nest is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Nest
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rocktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rocktown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocktown
- Rush Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rush Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Corner
- Rust Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Willow Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Wolfrun ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfrun is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfrun
How Far From McFadden Ford 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 McFadden Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in McFadden Ford and extending to:
- Abingdon, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from McFadden Ford to Abingdon, 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.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 265 miles [426.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 315 miles [506.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,792 miles [7,712 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- McFadden Ford) 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 McFadden 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 McFadden Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7607, Longitude: -82.1615 In this case, the coordinates for McFadden Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.997 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.664 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.579 degrees. |
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