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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 Carriage Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carriage Hill 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 Carriage Hill:
- 35.111740, -85.348015
- 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 Carriage Hill
- 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 Carriage Hill is near Marion County and also Sequatchie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Carriage Hill
Communities Also Named Carriage Hill ...
We found seven communities that are also named Carriage Hill.
Within Tennessee, the name Carriage Hill is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Russell County
- This Carriage Hill is located in Russell County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the south of the Carriage Hill that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Carriage Hill.
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This Carriage Hill is located in Prince George's County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Carriage Hill that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Carriage Hill.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Carriage Hill [Fairfax County].
- Montgomery County
- This Carriage Hill is located in Montgomery County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Carriage Hill that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Carriage Hill.
- Newport News City
- This Carriage Hill is located in Newport News City and lies 510 miles [820.8 km] to the east northeast of the Carriage Hill that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of Carriage Hill.
- Virginia Beach City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Carriage Hill [Virginia Beach City].
- Washington
- Kitsap County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Carriage Hill [Kitsap County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carriage Hill ...
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)
- Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Edwards Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Point
- Elder Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elder Mountain is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Mountain
- Fountain Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
- Hiddenbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hiddenbrook is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiddenbrook
- Mountain Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
- Quail Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Hollow is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Red Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rustic Villa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rustic Villa is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Villa
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Shepherd Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shepherd Forest is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Forest
- Signal Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Signal Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Skyline Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Skyline Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stanley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stanley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
How Far From Carriage Hill 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 Carriage Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carriage Hill 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 Carriage Hill to Nashville, with an average speed<4>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<5> 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).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carriage Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Carriage Hill 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Carriage Hill 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 Carriage Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1117, Longitude: -85.3480 In this case, the coordinates for Carriage Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.879 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.59 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.341 degrees. |
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