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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 Catoosa Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Catoosa Springs 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 Catoosa Springs:
- 34.913720, -85.055182
- 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 Catoosa Springs
- 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 Catoosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Catoosa County
- Since Catoosa Springs is near Whitfield County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Whitfield County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Catoosa Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Catoosa Springs ...
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.
- Ellie Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Graysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Indian Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Keith
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Keith is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Love Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Love Hill is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Hill
- Plainview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Poplar Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Scenic Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scenic Hills is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
- Shookville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shookville is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shookville
- Stone Church
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stone Church is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
- Sugartown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sugartown is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown
- Summit Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Hill is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill
- Tunnel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Catoosa Springs 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 Catoosa Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Catoosa Springs and extending to:
- Ringgold, which is the Seat of Catoosa County, lies just to the West.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Catoosa Springs to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 520 miles [836.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,413 miles [10,320.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,122 miles [11,461.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,998 miles [8,043.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Catoosa Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Catoosa Springs 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 Catoosa Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9137, Longitude: -85.0552 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.696 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.351 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.27 degrees. |
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