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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 Chattanooga, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chattanooga 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 Chattanooga:
- 34.424115, -98.655278
- 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 Chattanooga
- 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 Comanche County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Comanche County
- Since Chattanooga is near Tillman County and also Cotton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tillman County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cotton 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 Chattanooga
Communities Also Named Chattanooga ...
We found three communities that are also named Chattanooga.
Within Oklahoma, the name Chattanooga is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- San Juan County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Chattanooga [San Juan County].
- Ohio
- Mercer County
- This Chattanooga is located in Mercer County and lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Chattanooga that is located in Comanche County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Chattanooga.
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Chattanooga is located in Hamilton County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<2> to the east of the Chattanooga that is located in Comanche County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Chattanooga.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chattanooga ...
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.
- Cache
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cache Wye
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cache Wye is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Wye
- Cookietown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cookietown is located in Cotton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookietown
- Corral Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Corral Crossing is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral Crossing
- Four Mile Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Four Mile Crossing is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Crossing
- Frederick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Geronimo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Loveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Medicine Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thrift
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Thrift is located in Wichita County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
How Far From Chattanooga 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 town such as Chattanooga to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chattanooga and extending to:
- Lawton, which is the Seat of Comanche County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chattanooga to Lawton, 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.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,964 miles [11,207.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,707 miles [12,403.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,593 miles [9,001.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Chattanooga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chattanooga) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Chattanooga 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 Chattanooga. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4241, Longitude: -98.6553 In this case, the coordinates for Chattanooga have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.405 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.412 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.332 degrees. |
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