Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sequoia Grove:
  • 35.212573, -84.847722
  • 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 Sequoia Grove

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sequoia Grove ...

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.

• Arrowhead Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Arrowhead Point is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Point
• Eureka Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Eureka Hills is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Hills
• Foxfire
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Foxfire is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
• Hickory Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Hopewell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hopewell is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Mountainbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mountainbrook is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
• Peach Orchard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Peach Orchard is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
• Rolling Brook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rolling Brook is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Brook
• Rolling Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Royal Oak
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Royal Oak is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
• Tasso
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Tasso is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso
• Tasso Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Tasso Heights is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso Heights
• Whisperwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Whisperwood is located in Bradley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwood

How Far From Sequoia Grove 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 Sequoia Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bradley County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Sequoia Grove 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 499 miles [803.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of 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 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,976 miles [8,008.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'