Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lake Shadow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Shadow and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lake Shadow
- 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 Lake Shadow:
- 35.820352, -84.586047
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lake Shadow
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Roane County
- Since Lake Shadow is near Morgan County and also Loudon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Shadow ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anglers Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Cove
- Anglers Cove is located in Roane County
- Cherokee Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Cherokee Hills is located in Roane County
- Eureka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Glen Wright
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Wright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wright
- Glen Wright is located in Roane County
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Roane County
- Holiday Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in Roane County
- Hood Landing Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hood Landing Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Landing Ferry
- Hood Landing Ferry is located in Roane County
- Idle Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Divide have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- James Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Ferry
- James Ferry is located in Roane County
- King Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Creek
- King Creek is located in Roane County
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lawnville Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawnville Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnville Meadows
- Lawnville Meadows is located in Roane County
- Long Island Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Island Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island Ferry
- Long Island Ferry is located in Roane County
- Pond Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Grove
- Pond Grove is located in Roane County
- Ponderosa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Ponders
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Postoak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Rockwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Rockwood is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,459 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <2>
- Rockwood Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Ferry
- Rockwood Ferry is located in Roane County
- Suburban Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suburban Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Shores
- Suburban Shores is located in Roane County
- Twin Rivers Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Rivers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers Ferry
- Twin Rivers Ferry is located in Roane County
- Lawnville Meadows
How Far From Lake Shadow to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lake Shadow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Lake Shadow and extending to:
- Kingston, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Lake Shadow to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 465 miles [748.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,351 miles [10,220.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,063 miles [11,366.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,938 miles [7,946.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake Shadow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Roane County: www.roanealliance.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lake Shadow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Shadow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8204, Longitude: -84.5860 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Shadow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Lake Shadow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.442 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.186 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.848 degrees. |