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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 South Cleveland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Cleveland 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 South Cleveland:
- 35.141185, -84.872167
- 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 South Cleveland
- 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 Bradley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
- Since South Cleveland is near Polk County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 South Cleveland
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Cleveland ...
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.
- American Heritage
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- American Heritage is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Heritage
- Arrowhead Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arrowhead Point is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Point
- Black Fox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Fox is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Fox
- Dockery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dockery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
- Foxfire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foxfire is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Green Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Meadow is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Hills and Dales
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hills and Dales is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Mountainbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountainbrook is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Peach Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Orchard is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Prospect
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Rolling Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Brook is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Brook
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Rolling Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Hills is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Royal Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Oak is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
- Sugar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Tasso Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tasso Heights is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso Heights
- Timber Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Timber Hills is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Tucker Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tucker Springs is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Springs
- Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Twin Oaks is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Union Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Whisperwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whisperwood is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwood
- Wildwood Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
How Far From South Cleveland 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 South Cleveland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in South Cleveland and extending to:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bradley County, lies just to the North.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from South Cleveland to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 503 miles [809.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,394 miles [10,290.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,104 miles [11,432.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,980 miles [8,014.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- South Cleveland) 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 South Cleveland 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 South Cleveland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1412, Longitude: -84.8722 In this case, the coordinates for South Cleveland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.594 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.265 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.139 degrees. |
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