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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 Lupton City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lupton City and the surrounding area.
- 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 Lupton City:
- 35.105628, -85.264124
- 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 Lupton City
- 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 Lupton City is near Marion County and also Walker 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 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 Lupton City
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lupton City ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bushtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushtown
- Cherokee Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
- Colonial Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Cross Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cross Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Dale Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dale Acres is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Acres
- Forestdale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Forestdale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Fountain Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
- Galaxy Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Galaxy Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galaxy Heights
- Green Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Harbor Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harbor Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
- Hickory Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Kings Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Kings Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kings Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
- Mountain Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mountain Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
- Quail Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Hollow is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Red Bank
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riverside Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverside Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Signal Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
How Far From Lupton City 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 Lupton City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lupton City and extending to:
- Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Lupton City 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 6,412 miles [10,319.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,123 miles [11,463.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,999 miles [8,045.1 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lupton City) 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 Lupton City 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 Lupton City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1056, Longitude: -85.2641 In this case, the coordinates for Lupton City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.829 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.531 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.308 degrees. |
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