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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 Sequoyah Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sequoyah Shores 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 Sequoyah Shores:
- 35.847297, -84.528823
- 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 Sequoyah 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 Sequoyah 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 Sequoyah Shores
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sequoyah 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.
- Anglers Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Anglers Cove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Cove
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cherokee Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Glen Wright
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glen Wright is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wright
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- High Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- High Point is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Hood Landing Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hood Landing Ferry is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Landing Ferry
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- James Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- James Ferry is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Ferry
- Laddie Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Lake Shadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Shadow is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shadow
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lawnville Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lawnville Meadows is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnville Meadows
- Long Island Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Long Island Ferry is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island Ferry
- Ponderosa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ponderosa is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Suburban Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Suburban Shores is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Shores
- Twin Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Oaks is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Twin Rivers Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Twin Rivers Ferry is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers Ferry
How Far From Sequoyah Shores 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 Sequoyah Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sequoyah Shores and extending to:
- Kingston, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Sequoyah 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 461 miles [741.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,347 miles [10,214.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,059 miles [11,360.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,935 miles [7,942.1 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- Sequoyah 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 Sequoyah 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 Sequoyah Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8473, Longitude: -84.5288 In this case, the coordinates for Sequoyah Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.408 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.151 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.817 degrees. |
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