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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Caramel Village

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)
  • Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
  • Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
• Cross Timbers
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cross Timbers is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
• Dana Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Dana Hills is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Hills
• Garden Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Garden Farms is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
• Green Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Green Cove is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
• Hidden Harbor
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hidden Harbor is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
• Irongate
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Irongate is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
• Lake Dweller
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
• Lakesite
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
• Prairie Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Prairie Creek is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
• Prairie Peninsula
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Prairie Peninsula is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Peninsula
• Ridge Bay
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ridge Bay is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Bay
• Sandalwood Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sandalwood Village is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Village
• Springcrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Springcrest is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest

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<1> beginning in Caramel Village and extending to:

• Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Caramel Village to Chattanooga, with an average speed<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,991 miles [8,032.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'