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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 Rest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shady Rest 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 Shady Rest:
    • 35.002020, -85.138841
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Shady Rest
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Shady Rest ...

We found seven communities that share the name Shady Rest.

There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Shady Rest.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Warren County
      • This Shady Rest is located in Warren County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Shady Rest that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Shady Rest.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Kern County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Shady Rest [Kern County].
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield County
      • This Shady Rest is located in Fairfield County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Shady Rest that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Shady Rest.
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • This Shady Rest is located in Duval County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Shady Rest that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Shady Rest.
      • Gadsden County
      • This Shady Rest is located in Gadsden County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km] to the south of the Shady Rest that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gadsden County community of Shady Rest.
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Shady Rest is located in Hillsborough County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km] to the south southeast of the Shady Rest that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Shady Rest.
    • South Carolina
      • Marlboro County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Shady Rest [Marlboro County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shady Rest ...

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.

  • Castle Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Park
    • Castle Park is located in Hamilton County
  • Cinderella Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cinderella Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinderella Hills
    • Cinderella Hills is located in Catoosa County (GA)
  • Graysville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Green Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Hamilton County
  • Harris Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hills
    • Harris Hills is located in Hamilton County
  • Hickory Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Hickory Hills is located in Hamilton County
  • Hickory Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
    • Hickory Valley is located in Hamilton County
  • Holy Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Hills
    • Holy Hills is located in Hamilton County
  • Indian Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Maplewood Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Heights
      • Maplewood Heights is located in Hamilton County
    • Royal Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
      • Royal Oaks is located in Hamilton County
    • Shepherd
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherd have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
      • Shepherd is located in Hamilton County
    • Silverdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
      • Silverdale is located in Hamilton County
    • Summit Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill
      • Summit Hill is located in Catoosa County (GA)
    • Walnut Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
      • Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County

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

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

  • Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shady Rest to Chattanooga, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 121 miles [194.7 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 521 miles [838.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,412 miles [10,319.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,122 miles [11,461.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,998 miles [8,043.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shady Rest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hamilton County: www.hamiltontn.gov/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shady Rest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shady Rest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0020, Longitude: -85.1388       In this case, the coordinates for Shady Rest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shady Rest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Shady Rest could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Rest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.749 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.425 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.282 degrees.




 

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