Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Spivey 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 Spivey Ford:
  • 36.659542, -82.703215
  • 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 Spivey 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
  • Since Spivey Ford is near Hawkins County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Spivey Ford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spivey 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.

• Boulder
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Boulder is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
• Cartersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cartersville is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
• Craft Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Craft Mill is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft Mill
• Greenvale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
• Jennings Ford
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jennings Ford is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Ford
• Kermit
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Kermit is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
• Manville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Manville is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
• Marshall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Marshall is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
• Mountain Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain Springs is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
• Natural Tunnel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Natural Tunnel is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Tunnel
• Sunbright
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunbright is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbright

How Far From Spivey 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 Spivey 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 Spivey Ford and extending to:

• Gate City, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Spivey 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 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 345 miles [555.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,944 miles [11,175.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,820 miles [7,757 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'