Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ruby Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ruby Falls and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ruby Falls

• 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 Ruby Falls:
  • 35.018964, -85.339403
  • 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 Ruby Falls

• 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 Ruby Falls is near Walker County and also Marion 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 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 Ruby Falls

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ruby Falls ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] 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 southeast)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Dickey ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dickey is located in Walker County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
• Elder Mountain
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Elder Mountain is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Mountain
• Lake Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
• Lookout Mountain
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lookout Mountain is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Mountain
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lookout Mountain <1>
• Oak Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Orchard Knob
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
• Pan Gap
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pan Gap is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pan Gap
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Piney Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Piney Woods is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
  • Poindexter Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Poindexter Heights is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter Heights
  • Ridgedale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
  • Riverview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverview is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Rock City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
  • Valley Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village

How Far From Ruby Falls 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 Ruby Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ruby Falls and extending to:

• Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Ruby Falls 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 6,420 miles [10,332 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>'