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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 Opossum Creek Pines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Opossum Creek Pines 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 Opossum Creek Pines:
- 35.305903, -85.098010
- 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 Opossum Creek Pines
- 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 Opossum Creek Pines is near Meigs County and also Bradley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley 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 Opossum Creek Pines
Curious and Interesting Names Near Opossum Creek Pines ...
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.
- Bakewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bakewell is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakewell
- Birchwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caramel Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Crabtree Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
- Cross Timbers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Timbers is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
- Daisy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Flat Top
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grant is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Green Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cove is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Holly Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Heights
- Hughes ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lakesite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Meadowview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowview is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Moon Shadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Moon Shadows is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Shadows
- Prairie Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Prairie Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Prairie Peninsula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prairie Peninsula is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Peninsula
- Sale Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove Shores is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Shores
How Far From Opossum Creek Pines 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 Opossum Creek Pines to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Opossum Creek Pines and extending to:
- Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Opossum Creek Pines to Chattanooga, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 111 miles [178.6 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 508 miles [817.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over 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 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,107 miles [11,437.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,983 miles [8,019.4 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- Opossum Creek Pines) 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 Opossum Creek Pines 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 Opossum Creek Pines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3059, Longitude: -85.0980 In this case, the coordinates for Opossum Creek Pines have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.735 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.452 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.191 degrees. |
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