Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Nash Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nash Ford and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Nash Ford

• 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 Nash Ford:
  • 36.970109, -82.075408
  • 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 Nash 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 Russell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
  • Since Nash Ford is near Letcher County and also Buchanan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Letcher County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan 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 Nash Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nash 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.

• Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Corner is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
• Council
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Council is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
• Elk Garden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elk Garden is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
• Flatrock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Flatrock is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
• Flatwoods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Flatwoods is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
• Fuller Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fuller Corner is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Corner
• Fullers
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fullers is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
• Hickory Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Junction is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Junction
• Jessees Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
• Pondtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pondtown is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondtown
• Rosedale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rosedale is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Slabtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Slabtown is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Spring City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring City is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
• Stone Bruise
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Stone Bruise is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bruise

How Far From Nash 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 Nash 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 Nash Ford and extending to:

• Lebanon, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies just to the South.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Nash Ford to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 304 miles [489.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,903 miles [11,109.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,780 miles [7,692.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'