Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Shallowford Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shallowford Hills and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Shallowford Hills

• 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 Shallowford Hills:
  • 35.056463, -85.173565
  • 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 Shallowford Hills

• 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 Shallowford Hills is near Catoosa County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Catoosa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Shallowford Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shallowford Hills ...

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.

• Cherokee Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherokee Woods is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
• Harbor Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Harbor Heights is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
• Hickory Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Hickory Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hickory Valley is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
• Holiday Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Holy Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Holy Hills is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Hills
• Indian Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Indian Hills is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Lake Vista
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lake Vista is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
• Rollingwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rollingwood is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
• Royal Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Royal Oaks is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
• Shepherd
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Shepherd is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
• Silverdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Silverdale is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
• Turkeyfoot
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Turkeyfoot is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeyfoot
• Vista Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Vista Hills is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Shallowford Hills and extending to:

• Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the West.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Shallowford Hills to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,411 miles [10,317.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,121 miles [11,460.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,997 miles [8,041.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'