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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 Pan Gap, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pan Gap 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 Pan Gap:
- 35.051741, -85.367737
- 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 Pan Gap
- 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 Pan Gap is near Marion County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Pan Gap
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pan Gap ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bushtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushtown
- Colonial Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Dickey ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dickey is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Elder Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elder Mountain is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Mountain
- Fountain Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
- Lake Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Lookout Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Orchard Knob
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Piney Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Quail Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Hollow is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Red Bank
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Riverside Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Riverside Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riverview is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rock City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Ruby Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby Falls is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Falls
- Shake Rag
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shake Rag is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag
- Shepherd Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shepherd Forest is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Forest
- Signal Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Signal Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stanley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Valley Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
How Far From Pan Gap to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pan Gap to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pan Gap and extending to:
- Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the East.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 110 miles [177 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Pan Gap to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 530 miles [853 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,419 miles [10,330.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,130 miles [11,474.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,006 miles [8,056.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pan Gap) 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 Pan Gap 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 Pan Gap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0517, Longitude: -85.3677 In this case, the coordinates for Pan Gap have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.889 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.593 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.364 degrees. |
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