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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 Holiday Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holiday Shores 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 Holiday Shores:
    • 35.896464, -84.482710
    • 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 Holiday 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 Holiday Shores is near Morgan County and also Loudon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon 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 Holiday Shores

Communities Also Named Holiday Shores ...

We found six communities that are also named Holiday Shores.

Within Tennessee, the name Holiday Shores is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marshall County
      • This Holiday Shores is located in Marshall County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Holiday Shores that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Holiday Shores.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Holiday Shores is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km] to the southwest of the Holiday Shores that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Holiday Shores.
    • Illinois
      • Madison County
      • This Holiday Shores is located in Madison County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Holiday Shores that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Holiday Shores.
    • Missouri
      • Washington County
      • This Holiday Shores is located in Washington County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Holiday Shores that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Holiday Shores.
    • North Carolina
      • Montgomery County
      • This Holiday Shores is located in Montgomery County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the east of the Holiday Shores that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Holiday Shores.
    • Texas
      • Brazoria County
      • Although located in Brazoria County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Holiday Shores.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holiday 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.

  • Cedar Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cherokee Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherokee Hills is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
  • Glen Wright
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Glen Wright is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wright
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • High Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • High Point is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Laddie Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Laddie Village is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
  • Lake Shore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Shore is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
  • Lawnville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Lawnville is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnville
  • Lawnville Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lawnville Meadows is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnville Meadows
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Ponderosa
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ponderosa is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
    • Suburban Shores
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Suburban Shores is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Shores
    • Sugar Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Sugar Grove is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
    • Twin Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Twin Oaks is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Twin Rivers Ferry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Twin Rivers Ferry is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers Ferry
    • Union
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Union is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holiday Shores and extending to:

  • Kingston, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Holiday Shores to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 457 miles [735.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,343 miles [10,208.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,055 miles [11,353.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,930 miles [7,934.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Holiday Shores) 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 Holiday Shores 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 Holiday Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8965, Longitude: -84.4827       In this case, the coordinates for Holiday Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.381 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.128 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.785 degrees.