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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 Middle Valley Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Middle Valley 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 Middle Valley Estates:
- 35.167293, -85.202734
- 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 Middle Valley 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 Middle Valley Estates is near Sequatchie County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sequatchie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Middle Valley Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Middle Valley 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.
- Caramel Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Crabtree Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
- Cross Timbers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cross Timbers is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
- Dana Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dana Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Hills
- Echo Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Echo Glen is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Glen
- Garden Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Farms is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
- Green Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Cove is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Greens Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greens Mill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Hickory Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Hidden Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hidden Harbor is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
- Irongate
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Irongate is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
- Kings Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kings Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Long Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Long Branch is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Nelsons Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Ridge Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ridge Bay is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Bay
- Riverchase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverchase is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
- Sandalwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sandalwood Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Village
- Springcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Springcrest is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest
- Town Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Town Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hills
- Valleybrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Valleybrook is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleybrook
How Far From Middle Valley Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Middle Valley 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 Middle Valley Estates and extending to:
- Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Middle Valley Estates to Chattanooga, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 518 miles [833.6 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 6,407 miles [10,311.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,118 miles [11,455.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,994 miles [8,037.1 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- Middle Valley 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 Middle Valley 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 Middle Valley Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1673, Longitude: -85.2027 In this case, the coordinates for Middle Valley Estates 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 308.499 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.268 degrees. |
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