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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 Mana Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mana Estates 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 Mana Estates:
- 34.990075, -85.249122
- 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 Mana Estates
- 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 Mana Estates 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 Mana Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mana Estates ...
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.
- Cannon Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon Crossing is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossing
- Castle Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Castle Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Park
- Cedar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cinderella Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cinderella Hills is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinderella Hills
- Cloud Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cloud Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Springs
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Harris Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harris Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hills
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Mission Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mission Oaks is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Oaks
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Orchard Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
- Orchard Knob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Park City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Park City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Piney Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Piney Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Poindexter Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Poindexter Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter Heights
- Regency Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Regency Place is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Place
- Ridgedale
(2 miles [3.2 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 north)
- Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Walnut Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
How Far From Mana Estates 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 Mana Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mana Estates 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 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Mana Estates 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 7,127 miles [11,469.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,003 miles [8,051.5 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- Mana Estates) 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 Mana Estates 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 Mana Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9901, Longitude: -85.2491 In this case, the coordinates for Mana Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.815 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.499 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.331 degrees. |
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