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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 Lookout Mountain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lookout Mountain 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 Lookout Mountain:
- 34.977108, -85.357937
- 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 Lookout Mountain
- 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 Lookout Mountain is near Hamilton County and also Dade 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 Dade 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 Lookout Mountain
Communities Also Named Lookout Mountain ...
We found four communities that are also named Lookout Mountain.
Within Georgia, the name Lookout Mountain is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Lookout Mountain is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,519 miles [2,444.6 km]<1> to the west of the Lookout Mountain that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Lookout Mountain.
- Colorado
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Lookout Mountain [Jefferson County].
- Kansas
- Chautauqua County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lookout Mountain [Chautauqua County].
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Lookout Mountain is located in Hamilton County and lies less than 2 miles<1> to the north northeast of the Lookout Mountain that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Lookout Mountain.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lookout Mountain ...
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
- Cedar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Dickey ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dickey is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Eagle Cliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eagle Cliff is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
- Fantasy Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Green Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Hills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Happy Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Hooker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Lookout Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Moons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Orchard Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Hills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Piney Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Piney Woods is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Rock City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Ruby Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ruby Falls is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Falls
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
How Far From Lookout Mountain 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 city such as Lookout Mountain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lookout Mountain and extending to:
- LaFayette, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lookout Mountain to LaFayette, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 532 miles [856.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,422 miles [10,335.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,133 miles [11,479.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,009 miles [8,061.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lookout Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Lookout Mountain could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lookout Mountain 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 Lookout Mountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9771, Longitude: -85.3579 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.88 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.572 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.378 degrees. |
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