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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 Shadowbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shadowbrook 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 Shadowbrook:
    • 35.916731, -86.522215
    • 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 Shadowbrook
  • 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 Rutherford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
    • Since Shadowbrook is near Williamson County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 Shadowbrook

Communities Also Named Shadowbrook ...

We found three communities that are also named Shadowbrook.

Within Tennessee, the name Shadowbrook is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Cherokee County
      • This Shadowbrook is located in Cherokee County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Shadowbrook that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Shadowbrook.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Shadowbrook is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Shadowbrook that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Shadowbrook.
    • South Carolina
      • York County
      • This Shadowbrook is located in York County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the east of the Shadowbrook that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Shadowbrook.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shadowbrook ...

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.

  • Colonial Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Cooks Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooks Corner is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
  • Creekside
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Creekside is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
  • Florence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Florence is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Foxland Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Foxland Forest is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxland Forest
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Acres is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hilltop
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hilltop is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Joywood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Joywood is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joywood
  • Lamb
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lamb is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
  • Little Hope
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Little Hope is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
  • Marathon Trail
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Marathon Trail is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon Trail
  • Neal Circle
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Neal Circle is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Circle
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Quail Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Rocky Fork
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Rocky Fork is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
    • Royal Court
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Royal Court is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Court
    • Sunnyside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Sunnyside is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

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

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

  • Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Shadowbrook to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 559 miles [899.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,018 miles [8,075.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shadowbrook) 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 Shadowbrook 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 Shadowbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9167, Longitude: -86.5222       In this case, the coordinates for Shadowbrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.626 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.563 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.638 degrees.