Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Drake Forest:
  • 35.032297, -85.141341
  • 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 Drake Forest

• 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 Drake Forest is near Catoosa County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Catoosa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Drake Forest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Drake Forest ...

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.

• Graysville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Graysville is located in Catoosa County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graysville <1>
• Green Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Green Acres is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Harris Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Harris Hills is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hills
• Hickory Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Hickory Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hickory Valley is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
• Holiday Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Holy Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Holy Hills is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Hills
• Lake Vista
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Vista is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
• Maplewood Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Maplewood Heights is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Heights
• Royal Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Royal Oaks is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
• Shady Rest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Shady Rest is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest
• Shepherd
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Shepherd is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
• Silverdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Silverdale is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale

How Far From Drake Forest to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Drake Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Drake Forest and extending to:

• Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Drake Forest to Chattanooga, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 120 miles [193.1 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 520 miles [836.9 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 6,411 miles [10,317.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,121 miles [11,460.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,997 miles [8,041.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'