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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 Catoosa Canyon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Catoosa Canyon 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 Catoosa Canyon:
- 36.048680, -84.966621
- 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 Catoosa Canyon
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Catoosa Canyon is near Fentress County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fentress County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Catoosa Canyon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Catoosa Canyon ...
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.
- Bowling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bowling is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling
- Cherry Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cherry Branch is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Branch
- Chestnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Cold Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cold Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Crossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Genesis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Genesis is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesis
- Halfway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Hall Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Ford
- Henry Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Henry Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Ford
- Hillcrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Jones Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jones Ford is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ford
- Lake Pomeroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Meadowview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Potter Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Potter Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Ford
- Slate Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Slate Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Woody
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
How Far From Catoosa Canyon to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Catoosa Canyon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Catoosa Canyon and extending to:
- Crossville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Catoosa Canyon to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 476 miles [766 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,356 miles [10,229 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,069 miles [11,376.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,945 miles [7,958.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Catoosa Canyon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Catoosa Canyon 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 Catoosa Canyon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0487, Longitude: -84.9666 In this case, the coordinates for Catoosa Canyon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.678 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.491 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.947 degrees. |
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