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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 Northshore Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northshore Hills 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 Northshore Hills:
- 35.126183, -85.198289
- 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 Northshore 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since Northshore Hills is near Catoosa County and also Marion 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 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 Northshore Hills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Northshore 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.
- Cherokee Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
- Dale Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dale Acres is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Acres
- Forestdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forestdale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Galaxy Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Galaxy Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galaxy Heights
- Green Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Greens Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greens Mill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Harbor Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harbor Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
- Harbour Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harbour Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Woods
- Hickory Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hickory Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Hidden Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Harbor is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
- Holiday Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Kings Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Kings Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
- Lake Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Vista is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Long Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Long Branch is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Nelsons Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Riverchase
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riverchase is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
- Town Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Town Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hills
- Turkeyfoot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Turkeyfoot is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeyfoot
- Valleybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Valleybrook is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleybrook
- Vista Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vista Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Hills
How Far From Northshore Hills 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 Northshore Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Northshore Hills and extending to:
- Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Northshore Hills 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 519 miles [835.2 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 6,409 miles [10,314.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,119 miles [11,456.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,995 miles [8,038.7 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- Northshore Hills) 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 Northshore Hills 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 Northshore Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1262, Longitude: -85.1983 In this case, the coordinates for Northshore Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.79 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.489 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.276 degrees. |
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