Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Watershaw, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Watershaw and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Watershaw

• 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 Watershaw:
  • 35.788969, -84.144357
  • 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 Watershaw

• 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
  • Since Watershaw is near Knox County and also Loudon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon 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 Watershaw

Curious and Interesting Names Near Watershaw ...

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.

• Big Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Springs is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • Big Springs has also been known as:
  • Cliff
• Cactus Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cactus Cove is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Cove
• Castaway Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Castaway Cove is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castaway Cove
• Disco
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Disco is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
• Friendsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Friendsville is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <1>
• Gooseneck
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gooseneck is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseneck
• Gravelly Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Gravelly Hills is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Hills
• Mahoney Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mahoney Mill is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoney Mill
• Marble Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Marble Hill is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
• Miser Station
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Miser Station is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miser Station
• Pumpkin Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• Shady Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Grove is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Waterhaven
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Waterhaven is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterhaven

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Watershaw and extending to:

• Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Watershaw to Maryville, 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 149 miles [239.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 445 miles [716.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,044 miles [11,336.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,920 miles [7,918 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'