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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 Andrea Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Andrea Heights 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 Andrea Heights:
- 35.056463, -85.353292
- 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 Andrea Heights
- 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 Andrea Heights is near Marion County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Andrea Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Andrea Heights ...
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.
- Bushtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bushtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushtown
- Colonial Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Elder Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Elder Mountain is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Mountain
- Lake Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Lookout Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Orchard Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Pan Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pan Gap is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pan Gap
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Riverside Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riverside Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riverview is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Ruby Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ruby Falls is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Falls
- Signal Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Signal Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Valley Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
How Far From Andrea Heights 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 Andrea Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Andrea Heights and extending to:
- Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 110 miles [177 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Andrea Heights 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 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,005 miles [8,054.8 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' (or 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- Andrea Heights) 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 Andrea Heights 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 Andrea Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0565, Longitude: -85.3533 In this case, the coordinates for Andrea Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.88 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.583 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.357 degrees. |
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