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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 Shadow Wood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shadow Wood 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 Shadow Wood:
    • 36.011747, -84.039634
    • 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 Shadow Wood
  • 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
    • Since Shadow Wood is near Anderson County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Shadow Wood

Communities Also Named Shadow Wood ...

We found two communities that are also named Shadow Wood.

Within Tennessee, the name Shadow Wood is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Lamar County
      • This Shadow Wood is located in Lamar County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Shadow Wood that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Shadow Wood.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Shadow Wood is located in Anderson County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Shadow Wood that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Shadow Wood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shadow Wood ...

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.

  • Black Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Black Oak is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
  • Bull Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bull Run is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
  • Cherokee Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cherokee Ridge is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ridge
  • Cherrybrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cherrybrook is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrybrook
  • Countryside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Countryside is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
  • Deep Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Deep Creek is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
  • Fair Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Grand Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Grand Oaks is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Oaks
  • Heather Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Heather Heights is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
  • Hidden Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hidden Hills is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
  • Holiday Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Meadowbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pleasant Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Hills is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Ridge is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Ridgedale
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Ridgedale is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
    • Third Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Third Creek is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Creek
    • Treeville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Treeville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treeville
    • Whispering Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Whispering Hills is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills

How Far From Shadow Wood to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Shadow Wood to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Shadow Wood 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 432 miles [695.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,319 miles [10,169.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,030 miles [11,313.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,906 miles [7,895.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shadow Wood) 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 Shadow Wood 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 Shadow Wood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0117, Longitude: -84.0396       In this case, the coordinates for Shadow Wood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.116 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.84 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.57 degrees.