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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 Fort Cheatham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Cheatham 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 Fort Cheatham:
    • 35.012297, -85.275512
    • 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 Fort Cheatham
  • 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 Fort Cheatham is near Walker County and also Catoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Fort Cheatham

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Cheatham ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bushtown is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushtown
  • Castle Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Castle Park is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Park
  • Cedar Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Cloud Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cloud Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Springs
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Green Acres is located in Catoosa County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Indian Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Hills is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Lakeview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Mission Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Mission Oaks is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Oaks
  • Oak Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Orchard Knob
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
  • Piney Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Piney Woods is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
  • Poindexter Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Poindexter Heights is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter Heights
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Regency Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Regency Place is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Place
    • Ridgedale
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
    • Ridgeside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Riverside Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Riverside Park is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
    • Riverview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Riverview is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Ruby Falls
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Ruby Falls is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Falls

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

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

  • Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Fort Cheatham to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 527 miles [848.1 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 6,417 miles [10,327.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,128 miles [11,471.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,004 miles [8,053.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Fort Cheatham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Fort Cheatham 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 Fort Cheatham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0123, Longitude: -85.2755       In this case, the coordinates for Fort Cheatham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.832 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.521 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.336 degrees.