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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 Eastdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eastdale and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Eastdale:
    • 35.042296, -85.238845
    • 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 Eastdale
  • 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 Eastdale 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 Eastdale

Communities Also Named Eastdale ...

We found two communities that are also named Eastdale.

Within Tennessee, the name Eastdale is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Eastdale [Montgomery County].
    • Colorado
      • Costilla County
      • This Eastdale is located in Costilla County and lies 1,145 miles [1,842.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Eastdale that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Costilla County community of Eastdale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eastdale ...

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 west)
    • Bushtown is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushtown
  • Cherokee Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherokee Woods is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
  • Hickory Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Hickory Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Valley is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
  • Indian Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Indian Hills is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Kings Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
  • Mission Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mission Oaks is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Oaks
  • Oak Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Orchard Knob
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
  • Poindexter Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Poindexter Heights is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter Heights
  • Regency Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Regency Place is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Place
  • Ridgedale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Ridgeside
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Riverside Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverside Park is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
    • Riverview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverview is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Rollingwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Rollingwood is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
    • Shepherd
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Shepherd is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eastdale and extending to:

  • Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the West.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Eastdale 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 7,125 miles [11,466.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,001 miles [8,048.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Eastdale 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eastdale) 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 Eastdale 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 Eastdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0423, Longitude: -85.2388       In this case, the coordinates for Eastdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.811 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.501 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.314 degrees.