Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in East Chattanooga, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Chattanooga and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for East Chattanooga
- 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 East Chattanooga:
- 35.065351, -85.249123
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on East Chattanooga
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since East Chattanooga is near Catoosa County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Catoosa County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Chattanooga ...
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.
- Bushtown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Cherokee Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
- Cherokee Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Colonial Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
- Harbor Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
- Harbor Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Kings Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Orchard Knob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Poindexter Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poindexter Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter Heights
- Poindexter Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Regency Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Place
- Regency Place is located in Hamilton County
- Ridgedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Ridgeside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Riverside Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Riverside Park is located in Hamilton County
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Rollingwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Rollingwood is located in Hamilton County
- Shepherd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Park
How Far From East Chattanooga 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 East Chattanooga to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in East Chattanooga and extending to:
- Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from East Chattanooga to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 524 miles [843.3 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 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,124 miles [11,465 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,000 miles [8,046.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Chattanooga. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hamilton County: www.hamiltontn.gov/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Chattanooga) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Chattanooga. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0654, Longitude: -85.2491 In this case, the coordinates for East Chattanooga have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 East Chattanooga to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.818 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.513 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.312 degrees. |