Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Camp Ocoee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camp Ocoee and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Camp Ocoee

• 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 Camp Ocoee:
  • 35.079243, -84.647713
  • 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 Camp Ocoee

• 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Since Camp Ocoee is near Murray County and also Bradley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Murray County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley 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 Camp Ocoee

Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp Ocoee ...

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.

• American Heritage
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • American Heritage is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Heritage
• Ball Play
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ball Play is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
• Cedar Spring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Spring is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Spring
• Columbus ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Columbus is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
• Cooks Ferry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cooks Ferry is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Ferry
• Gap Spring
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gap Spring is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Spring
• Grief ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Grief is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grief
• Heritage Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• Oak Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Parksville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Parksville is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
  • Patty
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Patty is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty
  • Pumpkin Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pumpkin Center is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
  • Sugar Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sugar Grove is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
  • Union
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Union is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Union Grove is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove

How Far From Camp Ocoee 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 Camp Ocoee to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Camp Ocoee and extending to:

• Benton, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies just to the North.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Camp Ocoee to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 495 miles [796.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,388 miles [10,280.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,097 miles [11,421.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,973 miles [8,003.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'