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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 Watt Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Watt Heights 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 Watt Heights:
    • 35.292851, -84.740774
    • 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 Watt Heights
  • 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 McMinn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McMinn County
    • Since Watt Heights is near Bradley County and also Polk 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 Polk 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 Watt Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Watt Heights ...

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.

  • Arrowhead Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Arrowhead Point is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Point
  • Cooks Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cooks Ferry is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Ferry
  • Dentville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Dentville is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentville
  • Double Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Double Springs is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
  • Eureka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Eureka is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Folger ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Folger is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
  • Grief ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Grief is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grief
  • Harbor Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Harbor Hills is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
  • Hickory Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Hillsview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillsview is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
  • Mount Harmony
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mount Harmony is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
  • Old Patty
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Patty is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Patty
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Patty
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Patty is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty
    • Riceville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Royal Oak
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Royal Oak is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
    • Tasso
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tasso is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso
    • Tasso Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tasso Heights is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso Heights
    • Whisperwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Whisperwood is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwood

How Far From Watt Heights 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 Watt Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Watt Heights and extending to:

  • Athens, which is the Seat of McMinn County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Watt Heights to Athens, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 128 miles [206 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 491 miles [790.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,382 miles [10,270.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,092 miles [11,413.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,968 miles [7,995.2 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Watt Heights) 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 Watt Heights 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 Watt Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2929, Longitude: -84.7408       In this case, the coordinates for Watt Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.52 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.202 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.047 degrees.