Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Marina 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 Marina Hills:
  • 35.327850, -84.838278
  • 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 Marina 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 Bradley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
  • Since Marina Hills is near McMinn County and also Meigs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McMinn County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs 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 Marina Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marina 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.

• Allen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Allen is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Big Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Spring is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
• Brittsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Brittsville is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittsville
• Camelot
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Camelot is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Eureka
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Eureka is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Eureka Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eureka Hills is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Hills
• Folger ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Folger is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
• Georgetown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <1>
• Harbor Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Harbor Hills is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
• Hickory Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Hillsview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsview is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
• Hopewell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hopewell is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Misty Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Misty Ridge is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Ridge
• Mount Harmony
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mount Harmony is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony

How Far From Marina Hills 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 Marina 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 Marina Hills and extending to:

• Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bradley County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Marina Hills to Cleveland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 495 miles [796.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,095 miles [11,418.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,971 miles [8,000 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'