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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 East Etowah, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Etowah 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 East Etowah:
    • 35.323129, -84.517986
    • 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 East Etowah
  • 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 East Etowah is near Polk County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 East Etowah

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Etowah ...

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.

  • Balltown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Balltown is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
  • Bullet Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bullet Creek is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullet Creek
  • Burger
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Burger is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger
  • Carlock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Carlock is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock
  • Dentville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dentville is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentville
  • Double Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Double Springs is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
  • Goodsprings
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
  • Goosetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Goosetown is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goosetown
  • Grady
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Grady is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
  • Ivy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ivy is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
  • Liberty Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty Hill is located in McMinn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Maggies Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Maggies Mill is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggies Mill
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Piney Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Piney Grove is located in McMinn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
    • Prospect
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Prospect is located in McMinn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Seven Cedars
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Seven Cedars is located in McMinn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Cedars
    • Yancey ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Yancey is located in McMinn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey
    • Zion Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Zion Hill is located in McMinn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

How Far From East Etowah 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 East Etowah to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Athens, which is the Seat of McMinn County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from East Etowah to Athens, 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 139 miles [223.7 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 480 miles [772.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,371 miles [10,253.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,081 miles [11,395.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,957 miles [7,977.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- East Etowah) 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 East Etowah 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 East Etowah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3231, Longitude: -84.5180       In this case, the coordinates for East Etowah have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.387 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.053 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.948 degrees.