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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 Metro Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Metro Park 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 Metro Park:
- 35.143127, -85.261625
- 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 Metro 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 Metro Park is near Marion County and also Sequatchie 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 Sequatchie 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 Metro Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Metro 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.
- Colonial Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Cross Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cross Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Dale Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dale Acres is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Acres
- Echo Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Echo Glen is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Glen
- Forest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forestdale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forestdale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Fountain Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
- Galaxy Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Galaxy Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galaxy Heights
- Green Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Greens Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Mill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Hickory Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hickory Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Kings Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Kings Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kings Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
- Long Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Long Branch is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Quail Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Hollow is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Red Bank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rustic Villa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rustic Villa is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Villa
- Shepherd Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shepherd Forest is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Forest
- Skyline Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Skyline Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Summertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Summertown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 866 people
- Town Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Town Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hills
- Valleybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valleybrook is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleybrook
How Far From Metro 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 Metro Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Metro Park 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 110 miles [177 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Metro Park 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 522 miles [840.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,410 miles [10,315.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,121 miles [11,460.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,997 miles [8,041.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Metro Park) 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 Metro 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 Metro Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1431, Longitude: -85.2616 In this case, the coordinates for Metro Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.828 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.536 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.298 degrees. |
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