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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 Rustic Villa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rustic Villa and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Rustic Villa:
    • 35.154238, -85.326904
    • 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 Rustic Villa
  • 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 Rustic Villa is near Sequatchie County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sequatchie 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 Rustic Villa

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rustic Villa ...

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.

  • Cross Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cross Creek is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
  • Edwards Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Edwards Point is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Point
  • Forest Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Park is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Forestdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Forestdale is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Fountain Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
  • Hiddenbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hiddenbrook is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiddenbrook
  • Lone Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lone Oak is located in Sequatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Mountain Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Ridge is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
  • Quail Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Red Bank
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shepherd Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Shepherd Forest is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Forest
  • Signal Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Signal Mountain
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Skyline Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Skyline Park is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
    • Spring Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Spring Valley is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Springvale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Springvale is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
    • Summertown
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Summertown is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 866 people

How Far From Rustic Villa 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 Rustic Villa to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the South.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Rustic Villa to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 524 miles [843.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,413 miles [10,320.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,124 miles [11,465 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,000 miles [8,046.7 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' (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- Rustic Villa) 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 Rustic Villa 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 Rustic Villa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1542, Longitude: -85.3269       In this case, the coordinates for Rustic Villa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.868 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.583 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.322 degrees.