Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Moon Shadows:
  • 35.193128, -85.065230
  • 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 Moon Shadows

• 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
  • Since Moon Shadows is near Bradley County and also Meigs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs 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 Moon Shadows

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moon Shadows ...

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.

• Lake Crest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Crest is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
• Lake Dweller
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
• Lakesite
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
• Meadowview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadowview is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
• Prairie Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Prairie Creek is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
• Prairie Peninsula
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Prairie Peninsula is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Peninsula
• Ridge Bay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ridge Bay is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Bay
• Shady Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Grove is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Shady Grove Shores
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Grove Shores is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Shores
• Snow Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Snow Hill is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
• Summer Haven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Summer Haven is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Haven

How Far From Moon Shadows 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 Moon Shadows to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Moon Shadows to Chattanooga, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 510 miles [820.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,400 miles [10,299.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,110 miles [11,442.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,986 miles [8,024.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'