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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 Lansdell Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lansdell Park 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 Lansdell Park:
    • 34.991186, -85.214399
    • 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 Lansdell Park
  • 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 Lansdell Park 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 Lansdell Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lansdell Park ...

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 southeast)
    • Castle Park is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Park
  • Cedar Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • 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
  • Cloud Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cloud Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Springs
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Catoosa County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Harris Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Harris Hills is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hills
  • Indian Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Indian Hills is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Indian Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Lakeview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Mission Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Mission Oaks is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Oaks
  • Poindexter Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Poindexter Heights is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter Heights
  • Regency Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Regency Place is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Place
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Ridgedale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
    • Ridgeside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Shepherd
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Shepherd is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
    • Walnut Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

How Far From Lansdell Park to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lansdell Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lansdell Park 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 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Lansdell Park 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 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Lansdell Park) 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 Lansdell Park 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 Lansdell Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9912, Longitude: -85.2144       In this case, the coordinates for Lansdell Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.794 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.475 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.316 degrees.