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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 Alton Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alton Park 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 Alton Park:
- 35.003131, -85.316624
- 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 Alton Park
- 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since Alton Park is near Walker County and also Catoosa 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 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 Alton Park
Communities Also Named Alton Park ...
We found one communities that are also named Alton Park.
Within Tennessee, the name Alton Park is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Alton Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Lehigh County
- This Alton Park is located in Lehigh County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Alton Park that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Alton Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alton Park ...
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.
- Cedar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Dickey ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dickey is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Lake Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lookout Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mission Oaks is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Oaks
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Orchard Knob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Piney Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Piney Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Poindexter Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Poindexter Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter Heights
- Ridgedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Rock City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Ruby Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ruby Falls is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Falls
- Valley Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
How Far From Alton Park 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 Alton Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alton Park and extending to:
- Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the North.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Alton Park to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 529 miles [851.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,419 miles [10,330.4 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alton Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Alton Park 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 Alton Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0031, Longitude: -85.3166 In this case, the coordinates for Alton Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.856 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.548 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.355 degrees. |
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