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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 Shenandoah Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shenandoah Estates 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 Shenandoah Estates:
    • 35.869518, -84.632716
    • 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 Shenandoah Estates
  • 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 Roane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
    • Since Shenandoah Estates is near Morgan County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Shenandoah Estates

Communities Also Named Shenandoah Estates ...

We found two communities that are also named Shenandoah Estates.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Shenandoah Estates.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Shenandoah Estates in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Putnam County
      • This Shenandoah Estates is located in Putnam County and lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Shenandoah Estates that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Shenandoah Estates.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Shenandoah Estates is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Shenandoah Estates that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Shenandoah Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shenandoah Estates ...

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.

  • Dry Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dry Hill is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
  • Eureka
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Eureka is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Glen Wright
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Glen Wright is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wright
  • Hillcrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillcrest is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Hood Landing Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hood Landing Ferry is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Landing Ferry
  • Idle Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Idle Oaks is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idle Oaks
  • James Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • James Ferry is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Ferry
  • King Creek ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • King Creek is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Creek
  • Lake Shadow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Shadow is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shadow
  • Lakeview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lakeview is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Pond Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Pond Grove is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Grove
  • Ponderosa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ponderosa is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Postoak
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Postoak is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
      • Postoak has also been known as:
      • Post Oak Springs
    • Rockwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Rockwood Ferry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Rockwood Ferry is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Ferry
    • Smoke Rise
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Smoke Rise is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
    • Twin Rivers Ferry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Twin Rivers Ferry is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers Ferry

How Far From Shenandoah Estates 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 Shenandoah Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Kingston, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies just to the East.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Shenandoah Estates to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 466 miles [750 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,350 miles [10,219.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,062 miles [11,365.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,938 miles [7,946.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shenandoah Estates) 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 Shenandoah Estates 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 Shenandoah Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8695, Longitude: -84.6327       In this case, the coordinates for Shenandoah Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.471 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.227 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.854 degrees.