Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Dogwood Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dogwood Shores and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dogwood Shores

• 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 Dogwood Shores:
  • 35.759242, -84.439373
  • 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 Dogwood Shores

• 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 Roane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
  • Since Dogwood Shores is near Loudon County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Dogwood Shores

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dogwood Shores ...

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.

• Anglers Cove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Anglers Cove is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Cove
• Big Piney
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Piney is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Piney
• Cave Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cave Creek is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
• Cedar Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Fork is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
• Cedar Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Cherokee Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherokee Hills is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
• Green Acres
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Acres is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• High Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • High Point is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Iron Divide ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Iron Divide is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
• James Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • James Ferry is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Ferry
• Lake-A-Wana
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake-A-Wana is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake-A-Wana
• Lawnville Meadows
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lawnville Meadows is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnville Meadows
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Long Island Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Island Ferry is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island Ferry
  • Oak Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Old Sweetwater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Old Sweetwater is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sweetwater
  • Oral
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oral is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral
  • Paint Rock ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Paint Rock is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
  • Pattie Gap ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pattie Gap is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattie Gap
  • Pond Creek Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Pond Creek Ferry is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek Ferry
  • Ponders
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ponders is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponders
  • Prospect
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Prospect is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Robinson Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Robinson Mill is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
  • Suburban Shores
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Suburban Shores is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Shores
  • Sunnyside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sunnyside is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Twin Oaks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Twin Oaks is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks

How Far From Dogwood Shores 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 Dogwood Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dogwood Shores and extending to:

• Kingston, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dogwood Shores to Kingston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 133 miles [214 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 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 460 miles [740.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,348 miles [10,216.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,059 miles [11,360.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,935 miles [7,942.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'