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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 Shannon Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shannon Hills 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 Shannon Hills:
    • 35.180904, -85.214679
    • 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 Shannon 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 Shannon Hills is near Sequatchie County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sequatchie County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Shannon Hills

Communities Also Named Shannon Hills ...

We found four communities that are also named Shannon Hills.

Within Tennessee, the name Shannon Hills is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Saline County
      • This Shannon Hills is located in Saline County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the west of the Shannon Hills that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Shannon Hills.
    • North Carolina
      • Guilford County
      • This Shannon Hills is located in Guilford County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shannon Hills that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Shannon Hills.
    • Virginia
      • Henry County
      • This Shannon Hills is located in Henry County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shannon Hills that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Shannon Hills.
      • Louisa County
      • This Shannon Hills is located in Louisa County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km] to the east northeast of the Shannon Hills that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Louisa County community of Shannon Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shannon 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.

  • Caramel Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
  • Crabtree Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
    • Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
  • Cross Timbers
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cross Timbers is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
  • Dana Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Dana Hills is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Hills
  • Echo Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Echo Glen is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Glen
  • Falling Water
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
  • Garden Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Garden Farms is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
  • Green Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Cove is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
  • Greens Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Greens Mill is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
  • Hidden Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hidden Harbor is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
  • Irongate
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Irongate is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
  • Kings Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Ridge is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Long Branch
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Long Branch is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
    • Mile Straight
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Mile Straight is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Straight
    • Sandalwood Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sandalwood Village is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Village
    • Springcrest
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Springcrest is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest
    • Town Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Town Hills is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hills
    • Valleybrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Valleybrook is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleybrook

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

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

  • Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shannon Hills to Chattanooga, with an average speed<2> 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 110 miles [177 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 518 miles [833.6 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 6,407 miles [10,311.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,118 miles [11,455.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,994 miles [8,037.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shannon Hills) 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 Shannon Hills 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 Shannon Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1809, Longitude: -85.2147       In this case, the coordinates for Shannon Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.801 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.51 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.27 degrees.