Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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:
  • 36.099275, -82.470695
  • 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

• 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 Unicoi County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Unicoi County
  • Since Shallowford is near Mitchell County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shallowford ...

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.

• Bumpus Cove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
  • Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
• Clear Branch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
  • Former name for Clear Branch:
  • Kittyton
• Coffee Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Coffee Ridge is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Ridge
• Erwin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Erwin is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <1>
• Fordville ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fordville is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
• Indian Creek ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
• Lillydale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lillydale is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillydale
• Lost Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lost Cove is located in Mitchell County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Cove
• Love Station
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Love Station is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Station
• Riverview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverview is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Rock Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Creek is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Temple Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Temple Hill is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill

How Far From Shallowford to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shallowford and extending to:

• Erwin, which is the Seat of Unicoi County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Shallowford to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 354 miles [569.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,250 miles [10,058.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,957 miles [11,196.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,834 miles [7,779.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'