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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 Signal Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Signal Hills 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 Signal Hills:
- 35.099102, -85.332285
- 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 Signal Hills
- 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 Signal Hills is near Marion County and also Sequatchie 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 Sequatchie 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 Signal Hills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Signal Hills ...
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.
- Colonial Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Elder Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elder Mountain is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Mountain
- Fountain Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
- Hiddenbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hiddenbrook is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiddenbrook
- Lake Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Mountain Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mountain Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
- Pan Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pan Gap is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pan Gap
- Quail Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Hollow is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Red Bank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rustic Villa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rustic Villa is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Villa
- Shepherd Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shepherd Forest is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Forest
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Signal Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Skyline Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Skyline Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Valley Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
How Far From Signal Hills 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 Signal Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Signal Hills and extending to:
- Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Signal Hills 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 527 miles [848.1 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 6,415 miles [10,323.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Signal Hills) 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 Signal Hills 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 Signal Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0991, Longitude: -85.3323 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.869 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.577 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.338 degrees. |
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