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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 Savannah Peninsula, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Savannah Peninsula 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 Savannah Peninsula:
    • 35.163961, -85.084119
    • 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 Savannah Peninsula
  • 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 Savannah Peninsula is near Bradley County and also Catoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley 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 Savannah Peninsula

Curious and Interesting Names Near Savannah Peninsula ...

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.

  • Caramel Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
  • Green Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Cove is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
  • Harbour Woods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Harbour Woods is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Woods
  • Heritage Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Hidden Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hidden Harbor is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
  • Lake Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lake Crest is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
  • Lake Dweller
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
  • Lakesite
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
  • Moon Shadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Moon Shadows is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Shadows
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Nelsons Ferry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Nelsons Ferry is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
    • Prairie Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Prairie Creek is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
    • Prairie Peninsula
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Prairie Peninsula is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Peninsula
    • Ridge Bay
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Ridge Bay is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Bay
    • Snow Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Snow Hill is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
    • Summer Haven
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Summer Haven is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Haven

How Far From Savannah Peninsula 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 Savannah Peninsula to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Savannah Peninsula and extending to:

  • Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Savannah Peninsula to Chattanooga, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 512 miles [824 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,402 miles [10,303 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,113 miles [11,447.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,989 miles [8,029 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Savannah Peninsula) 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 Savannah Peninsula 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 Savannah Peninsula. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1640, Longitude: -85.0841       In this case, the coordinates for Savannah Peninsula have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.722 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.416 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.22 degrees.