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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 North Brainerd, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Brainerd 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 North Brainerd:
- 35.033685, -85.236622
- 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 North Brainerd
- 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 North Brainerd 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 North Brainerd
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Brainerd ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bushtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushtown
- Castle Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Castle Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Park
- Cherokee Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
- Hickory Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Valley is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Kings Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Mission Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mission Oaks is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Oaks
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Orchard Knob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Poindexter Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Poindexter Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter Heights
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Regency Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Regency Place is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Place
- Ridgedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Ridgeside
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Riverside Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rollingwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rollingwood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Shepherd
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shepherd is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Walnut Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
How Far From North Brainerd 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 North Brainerd to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in North Brainerd and extending to:
- Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from North Brainerd 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 524 miles [843.3 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 6,415 miles [10,323.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,125 miles [11,466.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,001 miles [8,048.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Brainerd) 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 North Brainerd 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 North Brainerd. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0337, Longitude: -85.2366 In this case, the coordinates for North Brainerd have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.809 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.498 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.315 degrees. |
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