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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 Etowah, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Etowah 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 Etowah:
- 35.324548, -84.524711
- 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 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 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 Etowah
Communities Also Named Etowah ...
We found seven communities that are also named Etowah.
Within Tennessee, the name Etowah is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Etowah [Tuscaloosa County].
- Arkansas
- Mississippi County
- This Etowah is located in Mississippi County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<2> to the west of the Etowah that is located in McMinn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Etowah.
- Georgia
- Floyd County
- This Etowah is located in Floyd County and lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Etowah that is located in McMinn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Etowah.
- Lumpkin County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Etowah [Lumpkin County].
- North Carolina
- Henderson County
- This Etowah is located in Henderson County and lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<2> to the east of the Etowah that is located in McMinn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Etowah.
- Oklahoma
- Cleveland County
- This Etowah is located in Cleveland County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<2> to the west of the Etowah that is located in McMinn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Etowah.
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This Etowah is located in Kanawha County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Etowah that is located in McMinn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Etowah.
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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)
- Goosetown
(Less than 2 miles 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 north)
- 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 Etowah to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Etowah to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Etowah and extending to:
- Athens, which is the Seat of McMinn County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Etowah to Athens, with an average speed<4> 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 138 miles [222.1 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,957 miles [7,977.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Etowah could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Etowah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Etowah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 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 Etowah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3245, Longitude: -84.5247 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.391 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.058 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.95 degrees. |
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