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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 Sharondale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sharondale 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 Sharondale:
- 35.359523, -86.244435
- 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 Sharondale
- 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 Coffee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County
- Since Sharondale is near Franklin County and also Moore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Moore 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 Sharondale
Communities Also Named Sharondale ...
We found one communities that are also named Sharondale.
Within Tennessee, the name Sharondale is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Sharondale in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Pike County
- This Sharondale is located in Pike County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sharondale that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Sharondale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sharondale ...
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.
- Cascade Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Flowertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Flowertown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown
- Hilltop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hilltop is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Johnstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Johnstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Normandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Plainview Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Plainview Heights is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Heights
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Raysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Raysville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raysville
- Sevenmile Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sevenmile Hill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevenmile Hill
- Turkey Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey Creek is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
- Willow Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
How Far From Sharondale 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 Sharondale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sharondale and extending to:
- Manchester, which is the Seat of Coffee County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sharondale to Manchester, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 562 miles [904.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,441 miles [10,365.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,155 miles [11,514.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,031 miles [8,096.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sharondale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Sharondale 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 Sharondale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3595, Longitude: -86.2444 In this case, the coordinates for Sharondale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.433 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.263 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.653 degrees. |
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