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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 Foster Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foster Hills 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 Foster Hills:
- 34.968964, -85.181898
- 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 Foster Hills
- 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 Foster Hills is near Hamilton County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Foster Hills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Foster Hills ...
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.
- Castle Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Park is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Park
- Cinderella Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cinderella Hills is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinderella Hills
- Cloud Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cloud Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Springs
- Ellie Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Graysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Acres is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Harris Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harris Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hills
- Hickory Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hickory Valley is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Indian Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Love Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Love Hill is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Hill
- Mission Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mission Oaks is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Oaks
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Regency Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Regency Place is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Place
- Royal Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Oaks is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Scenic Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Scenic Hills is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
- Shady Rest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Rest is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest
- Shepherd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shepherd is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Summit Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Summit Hill is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill
- Walnut Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
How Far From Foster Hills 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 Foster Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Foster Hills and extending to:
- Ringgold, which is the Seat of Catoosa County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Foster Hills 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 524 miles [843.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,415 miles [10,323.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,125 miles [11,466.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,001 miles [8,048.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Foster Hills) 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 Foster Hills 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 Foster Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9690, Longitude: -85.1819 In this case, the coordinates for Foster Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.774 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.448 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.308 degrees. |
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