Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Harris Hills:
  • 34.991742, -85.179120
  • 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 Harris Hills

• 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 Harris Hills 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 Harris Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harris Hills ...

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.

• Castle Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Castle Park is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Park
• Cinderella Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cinderella Hills is located in Catoosa County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinderella Hills
• Graysville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Graysville is located in Catoosa County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graysville <1>
• Hickory Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Hickory Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Valley is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
• Indian Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Royal Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Royal Oaks is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
• Shady Rest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Shady Rest is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest
• Shepherd
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Shepherd is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
• Summit Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Summit Hill is located in Catoosa County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill
• Walnut Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

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

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

• Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Harris Hills 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 523 miles [841.7 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>'