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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 Shorewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shorewood 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 Shorewood:
    • 35.782851, -84.652994
    • 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 Shorewood
  • 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 Shorewood is near Rhea County and also Meigs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rhea County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs 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 Shorewood

Communities Also Named Shorewood ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Shorewood.

Within Tennessee, the name Shorewood is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Broward County
      • This Shorewood is located in Broward County and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Shorewood that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Shorewood.
    • Illinois
      • DuPage County
      • This Shorewood is located in DuPage County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Shorewood that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DuPage County community of Shorewood.
      • Kankakee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Shorewood [Kankakee County].
      • Will County
      • This Shorewood is located in Will County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km] to the north northwest of the Shorewood that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Shorewood.
    • Maryland
      • Kent County
      • This Shorewood is located in Kent County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shorewood that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Shorewood.
    • Michigan
      • Allegan County
      • This Shorewood is located in Allegan County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the north of the Shorewood that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegan County community of Shorewood.
    • Minnesota
      • Hennepin County
      • This Shorewood is located in Hennepin County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Shorewood that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Shorewood.
    • New York
      • Schuyler County
      • This Shorewood is located in Schuyler County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Shorewood that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Shorewood.
      • Suffolk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Shorewood [Suffolk County].
    • Oregon
      • Coos County
      • This Shorewood is located in Coos County and lies 2,148 miles [3,456.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Shorewood that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Shorewood.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Shorewood is located in Harris County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Shorewood that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Shorewood.
    • Virginia
      • Chesapeake City
      • This Shorewood is located in Chesapeake City and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the east of the Shorewood that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Shorewood.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Shorewood is located in King County and lies 2,082 miles [3,350.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Shorewood that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Shorewood.
    • Wisconsin
      • Milwaukee County
      • This Shorewood is located in Milwaukee County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Shorewood that is located in Roane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Milwaukee County community of Shorewood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shorewood ...

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.

  • Apollo Shores
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Apollo Shores is located in Rhea County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo Shores
  • Cove Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cove Point is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
  • Eagle Furnace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Furnace is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Furnace
  • Eagle Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Point is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
  • Eureka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Eureka is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Glen Alice
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Glen Alice is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
  • Half Moon Shores
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Half Moon Shores is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon Shores
  • Hillcrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillcrest is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Holiday Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Idle Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Idle Oaks is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idle Oaks
  • King Creek ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • King Creek is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Creek
  • Lake Shadow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Shadow is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shadow
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Maple Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Maple Grove is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Pioneer Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
    • Pond Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Pond Grove is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Grove
    • Ponders
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Ponders is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponders
    • Rockwood Ferry
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Rockwood Ferry is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Ferry
    • Smoke Rise
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Smoke Rise is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
    • Terrace View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Terrace View is located in Rhea County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace View

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

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

  • Kingston, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shorewood to Kingston, with an average speed<3> 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 121 miles [194.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 469 miles [754.8 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 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,067 miles [11,373.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,943 miles [7,955 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shorewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Shorewood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Shorewood 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 Shorewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7829, Longitude: -84.6530       In this case, the coordinates for Shorewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.481 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.226 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.885 degrees.