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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 Bluff View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bluff View 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 Bluff View:
- 35.356181, -85.041620
- 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 Bluff View
- 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 Bluff View is near Meigs County and also Rhea County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rhea 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 Bluff View
Communities Also Named Bluff View ...
We found one communities that are also named Bluff View.
Within Tennessee, the name Bluff View is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Bluff View in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Brown County
- This Bluff View is located in Brown County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bluff View that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Bluff View.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bluff View ...
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.
- Bakewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bakewell is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakewell
- Big Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Big Spring is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Birchwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brittsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brittsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittsville
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Holly Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Heights
- Meadowview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Meadowview is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Misty Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Misty Ridge is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Ridge
- Sale Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove Shores is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Shores
- Tucker Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker Ferry is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Ferry
How Far From Bluff View 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 Bluff View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bluff View and extending to:
- Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bluff View to Chattanooga, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 503 miles [809.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,391 miles [10,285.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,102 miles [11,429.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,978 miles [8,011.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bluff View) 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 Bluff View 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 Bluff View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3562, Longitude: -85.0416 In this case, the coordinates for Bluff View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.703 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.421 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.155 degrees. |
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