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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 South Rossville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Rossville 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 South Rossville:
- 34.969242, -85.294679
- 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 South Rossville
- 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 South Rossville is near Hamilton County and also Catoosa 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 Catoosa 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 South Rossville
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Rossville ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cannon Crossing is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossing
- Cedar Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cloud Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cloud Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Springs
- Dickey ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dickey is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Fantasy Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Happy Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lookout Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mission Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mission Oaks is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Oaks
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Orchard Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Orchard Hills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Park City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Park City is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Piney Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Piney Woods is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Poindexter Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Poindexter Heights is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter Heights
- Ridgedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Rock City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rock City is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
How Far From South Rossville 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 South Rossville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in South Rossville and extending to:
- LaFayette, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from South Rossville to LaFayette, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 98 miles [157.7 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 530 miles [853 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 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,130 miles [11,474.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,006 miles [8,056.4 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- South Rossville) 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 South Rossville 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 South Rossville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9692, Longitude: -85.2947 In this case, the coordinates for South Rossville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.842 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.527 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.354 degrees. |
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