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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 Clay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Clay 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 Clay:
- 34.987839, -84.944190
- 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 Clay
- 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 Red Clay is near Catoosa County and also Bradley 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 Bradley 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 Clay
Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Clay ...
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
- Black Fox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Black Fox is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Fox
- Collegedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Springs is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Springs
- Green Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Howardville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keith is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Mineral Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Red Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Ruralvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tucker Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tucker Springs is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Springs
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Wildwood Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
How Far From Red Clay 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 Red Clay 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 Clay and extending to:
- Dalton, which is the Seat of Whitfield County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Red Clay 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 512 miles [824 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,405 miles [10,307.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,114 miles [11,448.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,990 miles [8,030.6 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- Red Clay) 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 Clay 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 Clay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9878, Longitude: -84.9442 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.632 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.288 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.206 degrees. |
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