Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Collegedale:
  • 35.048803, -85.049170
  • 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 Collegedale

• 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 Collegedale is near Bradley County and also Catoosa 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 Catoosa 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 Collegedale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Collegedale ...

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.

• Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Green Acres is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Heritage Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• Hickory Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Valley is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
• Holy Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Holy Hills is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Hills
• Howardville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Howardville is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
• Maplewood Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Maplewood Heights is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Heights
• Mineral Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
• Parks Store
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Parks Store is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Store
• Royal Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Royal Oaks is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
• Shady Rest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shady Rest is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest
• Silverdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Silverdale is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
• Tucker Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tucker Springs is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Springs

How Far From Collegedale 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 city such as Collegedale to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Collegedale to Chattanooga, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 123 miles [197.9 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 6,406 miles [10,309.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,116 miles [11,452.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,992 miles [8,033.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'