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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.

  • 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 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Soddy - Daisy
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caramel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
    • Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
  • Crabtree Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crabtree Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
    • Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
  • Cross Timbers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Timbers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
    • Cross Timbers is located in Hamilton County
  • Daisy
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daisy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Daisy is located in Hamilton County
  • Dana Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dana Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Hills
    • Dana Hills is located in Hamilton County
  • Falling Water
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Water have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
    • Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
  • Garden Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
    • Garden Farms is located in Hamilton County
  • Grant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Grant is located in Hamilton County
  • Green Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
    • Green Cove is located in Hamilton County
  • Holly Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Heights
    • Holly Heights is located in Hamilton County
  • Irongate
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irongate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
    • Irongate is located in Hamilton County
  • Lake Dweller
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
    • Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Lakesite
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakesite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
      • Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
    • Mile Straight
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mile Straight have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Straight
      • Mile Straight is located in Hamilton County
    • Prairie Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
      • Prairie Creek is located in Hamilton County
    • Prairie Peninsula
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Peninsula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Peninsula
      • Prairie Peninsula is located in Hamilton County
    • Ridge Bay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Bay
      • Ridge Bay is located in Hamilton County
    • Sandalwood Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandalwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Village
      • Sandalwood Village is located in Hamilton County
    • Shady Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Shady Grove is located in Hamilton County
    • Shady Grove Shores
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Shores
      • Shady Grove Shores is located in Hamilton County
    • Springcrest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest
      • Springcrest is located in Hamilton County

How Far From Soddy - Daisy 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 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<2> beginning in Soddy - Daisy and extending to:

  • Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Soddy - Daisy to Chattanooga, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,988 miles [8,027.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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.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).
<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 Soddy - Daisy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.78 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.496 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.234 degrees.