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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 Chattanooga Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chattanooga Valley 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 Chattanooga Valley:
- 34.932854, -85.355514
- 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 Chattanooga Valley
- 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Since Chattanooga Valley is near Dade County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dade 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 Chattanooga Valley
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chattanooga Valley ...
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.
- Cannon Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cannon Crossing is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossing
- Dickey ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dickey is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Eagle Cliff
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eagle Cliff is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
- Fantasy Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Green Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Hills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Happy Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Haysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Haysville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- High Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- High Point is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Jamesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jamesburg is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesburg
- Lookout Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moons
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moons is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Orchard Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Orchard Hills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
- Piney Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Woods is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Robertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Robertsville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Rock City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Shadynook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shadynook is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadynook
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Chattanooga Valley 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 Chattanooga Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chattanooga Valley and extending to:
- LaFayette, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chattanooga Valley to LaFayette, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 534 miles [859.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,011 miles [8,064.4 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chattanooga Valley) 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 Chattanooga Valley 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 Chattanooga Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9329, Longitude: -85.3555 In this case, the coordinates for Chattanooga Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.877 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.562 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.388 degrees. |
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