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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 Parrett Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parrett Crossing 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 Parrett Crossing:
- 34.975910, -84.958002
- 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 Parrett Crossing
- 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 Whitfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Whitfield County
- Since Parrett Crossing is near Catoosa County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Catoosa 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 Parrett Crossing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parrett Crossing ...
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.
- Beaverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverdale is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
- Collegedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Edgar ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edgar is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Flint Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Springs is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Springs
- Howardville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Keith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keith is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Parks Store
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Parks Store is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Store
- Plainview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Red Clay
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
How Far From Parrett Crossing to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Parrett Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Parrett Crossing and extending to:
- Dalton, which is the Seat of Whitfield County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Parrett Crossing to Dalton, 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 four to five hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 90 miles [144.8 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 513 miles [825.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,406 miles [10,309.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,115 miles [11,450.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,991 miles [8,032.2 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 from Point A (ie- Parrett Crossing) 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 Parrett Crossing 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 Parrett Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9759, Longitude: -84.9580 In this case, the coordinates for Parrett Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.64 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.295 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.215 degrees. |
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