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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 Valdeau, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valdeau 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 Valdeau:
- 35.083684, -85.318292
- 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 Valdeau
- 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 Valdeau is near Marion County and also Walker 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 Walker 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 Valdeau
Curious and Interesting Names Near Valdeau ...
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.
- Bushtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bushtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushtown
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elder Mountain is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Mountain
- Fountain Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
- Lake Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Mountain Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mountain Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
- Orchard Knob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- 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 north)
- 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)
- Riverside Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riverside Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Shepherd Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shepherd Forest is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Forest
- Signal Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Signal Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Valley Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
How Far From Valdeau 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 Valdeau to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Valdeau 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 110 miles [177 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Valdeau 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 526 miles [846.5 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 6,416 miles [10,325.6 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 from Point A (ie- Valdeau) 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 Valdeau 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 Valdeau. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0837, Longitude: -85.3183 In this case, the coordinates for Valdeau have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.86 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.564 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.336 degrees. |
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