Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Caramel Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Caramel Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Caramel Village
- 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 Caramel Village:
- 35.195904, -85.174956
- 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 Caramel Village
- 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 Caramel Village is near Bradley County and also Sequatchie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bradley 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Caramel Village ...
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.
- Crabtree Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crabtree Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
- Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
- Cross Timbers
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Timbers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
- Cross Timbers is located in Hamilton County
- Dana Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dana Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Hills
- Dana Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Garden Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
- Garden Farms is located in Hamilton County
- Green Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Green Cove is located in Hamilton County
- Hidden Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
- Hidden Harbor is located in Hamilton County
- Irongate
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Lake Dweller
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
- Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
- Lakesite
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Prairie Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Prairie Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Prairie Peninsula
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Peninsula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Peninsula
- Prairie Peninsula is located in Hamilton County
- Ridge Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Sandalwood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandalwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Village
- Sandalwood Village is located in Hamilton County
- Springcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest
- Springcrest is located in Hamilton County
How Far From Caramel Village 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 Caramel Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Caramel Village and extending to:
- Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Caramel Village to Chattanooga, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 515 miles [828.8 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 6,404 miles [10,306.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,115 miles [11,450.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,991 miles [8,032.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Caramel Village. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Caramel Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Caramel Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1959, Longitude: -85.1750 In this case, the coordinates for Caramel Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Caramel Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.778 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.485 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.25 degrees. |