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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 Red Belt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Belt 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 Red Belt:
- 34.877299, -85.259122
- 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 Red Belt
- 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 Red Belt is near Walker County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Red Belt
Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Belt ...
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.
- Burning Bush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burning Bush is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Bush
- Cannon Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cannon Crossing is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossing
- Cloud Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cloud Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Springs
- Freetown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Freetown is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Green Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Happy Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Haysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Haysville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Mountain View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Orchard Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Orchard Hills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Park City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Park City is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Pond Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pond Spring is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Spring
- Post Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Post Oak is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Robertsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Robertsville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Rock Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shadynook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shadynook is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadynook
How Far From Red Belt 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 Red Belt to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Red Belt and extending to:
- Ringgold, which is the Seat of Catoosa County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Red Belt 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 531 miles [854.6 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 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,133 miles [11,479.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,009 miles [8,061.2 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red Belt) 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 Red Belt 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 Red Belt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8773, Longitude: -85.2591 In this case, the coordinates for Red Belt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.817 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.485 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.362 degrees. |
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