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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 Fountain Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fountain Village 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 Fountain Village:
    • 35.124239, -85.313848
    • 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 Fountain Village
  • 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 Fountain Village is near Marion County and also Sequatchie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sequatchie 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 Fountain Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fountain Village ...

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.

  • Colonial Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Cross Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cross Creek is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
  • Dale Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dale Acres is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Acres
  • Edwards Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Edwards Point is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Point
  • Forestdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Forestdale is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Galaxy Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Galaxy Heights is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galaxy Heights
  • Hiddenbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hiddenbrook is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiddenbrook
  • Mountain Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mountain Ridge is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
  • Quail Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Red Bank
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Rustic Villa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Rustic Villa is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Villa
  • Shepherd Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Shepherd Forest is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Forest
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    • Signal Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
    • Signal Mountain
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Skyline Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Skyline Park is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Spring Valley is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Summertown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Summertown is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 866 people

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

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

  • Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the South.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Fountain Village 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 525 miles [844.9 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 6,414 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>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fountain Village) 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 Fountain Village 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 Fountain Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1242, Longitude: -85.3138       In this case, the coordinates for Fountain Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.859 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.569 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.324 degrees.