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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 Poindexter Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poindexter Heights 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 Poindexter Heights:
- 35.016463, -85.261067
- 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 Poindexter Heights
- 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 Poindexter Heights 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 Poindexter Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Poindexter Heights ...
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 north)
- 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
- Cedar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cloud Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cloud Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Springs
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Mission Oaks
(Less than 2 miles 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 west)
- Oak Grove is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Orchard Knob
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Piney Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Woods is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Regency Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Regency Place is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Place
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ridgedale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Ridgeside
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Riverside Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Riverside Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 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 northeast)
- Rollingwood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- 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 Poindexter Heights 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 Poindexter Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Poindexter Heights and extending to:
- Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the 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 Poindexter Heights 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 7,127 miles [11,469.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,003 miles [8,051.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Poindexter Heights) 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 Poindexter Heights 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 Poindexter Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0165, Longitude: -85.2611 In this case, the coordinates for Poindexter Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.823 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.512 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.329 degrees. |
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