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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 Orchard Knob, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orchard Knob 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 Orchard Knob:
- 35.038909, -85.274698
- 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 Orchard Knob
- 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 Orchard Knob is near Walker County and also Catoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Catoosa 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 Orchard Knob
Communities Also Named Orchard Knob ...
We found one communities that are also named Orchard Knob.
Within Tennessee, the name Orchard Knob is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Orchard Knob in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- This Orchard Knob is located in Fulton County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Orchard Knob that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Orchard Knob.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orchard Knob ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bushtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushtown
- Cedar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Colonial Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Indian Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- 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
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Poindexter Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Poindexter Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter Heights
- Regency Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Regency Place is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Place
- Ridgedale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ridgeside
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- 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 north)
- Riverside Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rollingwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rollingwood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Ruby Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ruby Falls is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Falls
How Far From Orchard Knob 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 Orchard Knob to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orchard Knob 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 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Orchard Knob 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 526 miles [846.5 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 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orchard Knob) 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 Orchard Knob 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 Orchard Knob. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0389, Longitude: -85.2747 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.832 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.526 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.329 degrees. |
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