Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Balmoral, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Balmoral and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Balmoral
- 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 Balmoral:
- 35.107295, -85.346626
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Balmoral
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since Balmoral is near Marion County and also Sequatchie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- eBird sighting report for Sequatchie 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Balmoral ...
We found ten communities that share the name Balmoral.
Within Tennessee, the name Balmoral is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, five are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Balmoral lies 2,006 miles [3,228.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Balmoral that is located in Hamilton County.
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Balmoral lies 1,206 miles [1,940.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Balmoral that is located in Hamilton County.
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- New Brunswick
- This Balmoral lies 1,314 miles [2,114.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Balmoral that is located in Hamilton County.
- Nova Scotia
- This Balmoral lies 1,461 miles [2,351.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Balmoral that is located in Hamilton County.
- Ontario
- This Balmoral lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Balmoral that is located in Hamilton County.
- South Dakota
- Wisconsin
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Balmoral ...
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.
- Colonial Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
- Edwards Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Point
- Edwards Point is located in Hamilton County
- Elder Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elder Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Mountain
- Elder Mountain is located in Marion County
- Fountain Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
- Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
- Hiddenbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiddenbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiddenbrook
- Hiddenbrook is located in Hamilton County
- Lake Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
- Mountain Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
- Mountain Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Quail Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Hollow is located in Hamilton County
- Red Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Red Bank is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,881 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bank <4>
- Rustic Villa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rustic Villa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Villa
- Rustic Villa is located in Hamilton County
- Shepherd Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherd Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Forest
- Shepherd Forest is located in Hamilton County
- Signal Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
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- Signal Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Mountain
- Signal Mountain is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,640 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Signal Mountain <4>
- Skyline Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
- Skyline Park is located in Hamilton County
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Hamilton County
- Stanley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Valley Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
- Signal Mountain
How Far From Balmoral 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 Balmoral to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Balmoral and extending to:
- Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Balmoral to Nashville, with an average speed<5>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 527 miles [848.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,127 miles [11,469.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,003 miles [8,051.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Balmoral. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hamilton County: www.hamiltontn.gov/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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- Balmoral) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Balmoral. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1073, Longitude: -85.3466 In this case, the coordinates for Balmoral have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Balmoral could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Balmoral to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.878 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.588 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.342 degrees. |