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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 Soddy - Daisy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Soddy - Daisy 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 Soddy - Daisy:
- 35.257534, -85.174031
- 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 Soddy - Daisy
- 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 Soddy - Daisy is near Bradley County and also Meigs 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 Meigs 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 Soddy - Daisy
Curious and Interesting Names Near Soddy - Daisy ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Crabtree Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
- Cross Timbers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cross Timbers is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
- Daisy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Dana Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dana Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Hills
- Falling Water
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
- Garden Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Garden Farms is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
- Grant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grant is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Green Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Cove is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Holly Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Heights
- Irongate
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Irongate is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
- Lake Dweller
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lakesite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Mile Straight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mile Straight is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Straight
- Prairie Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Prairie Peninsula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prairie Peninsula is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Peninsula
- Ridge Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ridge Bay is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Bay
- Sandalwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandalwood Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Village
- Shady Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove Shores is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Shores
- Springcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springcrest is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest
How Far From Soddy - Daisy 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 city such as Soddy - Daisy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Soddy - Daisy and extending to:
- Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Soddy - Daisy 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 five to six hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 109 miles [175.4 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 513 miles [825.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,401 miles [10,301.4 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 4,988 miles [8,027.4 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Soddy - Daisy) 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 Soddy - Daisy 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 Soddy - Daisy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2575, Longitude: -85.1740 In this case, the coordinates for Soddy - Daisy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.78 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.496 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.234 degrees. |
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