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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 Shady Grove Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shady Grove 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 Shady Grove Shores:
- 35.254237, -85.119677
- 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 Shady Grove 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since Shady Grove Shores 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 Shady Grove Shores
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shady Grove 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.
- Bakewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bakewell is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakewell
- Caramel Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
- Crabtree Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
- Cross Timbers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Timbers is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
- Daisy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Dana Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dana Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Hills
- Garden Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Farms is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
- Green Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cove is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Holly Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Heights
- Irongate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Irongate is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
- Lake Crest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Crest is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Lake Dweller
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lakesite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Mile Straight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mile Straight is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Straight
- Moon Shadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Moon Shadows is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Shadows
- Prairie Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prairie Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Prairie Peninsula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prairie Peninsula is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Peninsula
- Ridge Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ridge Bay is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Bay
- Sandalwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandalwood Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Village
- Shady Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Snow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Springcrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springcrest is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest
- Summer Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Summer Haven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Haven
How Far From Shady Grove Shores 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 Shady Grove 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 Shady Grove Shores 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 Shady Grove Shores 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 112 miles [180.2 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 511 miles [822.4 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 6,399 miles [10,298.2 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shady Grove 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 Shady Grove 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 Shady Grove Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2542, Longitude: -85.1197 In this case, the coordinates for Shady Grove Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.747 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.457 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.212 degrees. |
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