Located just 6 miles south is Benton. Located 8 miles north is Etowah. Both towns offer grocery and convenience stores, fast food and dining facilities, city parks, physician offices, and local EMS stations. Woods Memorial Hospital and ER is located in Etowah with a staff of 300 and 75 active and courtesy physicians representing a wide array of specialties. A home heath agency, nursing home, and a dialysis clinic are a few of the services Woods provides. The nearest convenience store is only .5 mi from Waterstone.

The local school system has Benton Elementary and South Polk Elementary, both of which have Pre-K. These schools promote to Chilhowee Middle School then to Polk County High School.

To find more attractions you only have to travel approx 20 minutes to Cleveland. For shopping, Bradley Square Mall and surrounding retail venues include Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Lowes, Staples, etc. Fast food and fine dining is located throughout the city. Skyridge Medical Center has 351 beds on 2 campuses, 180 active physicians available for primary care and specialty services. 1200 hospital employees staff this facility. Also, numerous large theaters along with Art and Cultural Centers are available in Cleveland and surrounding areas.
Lee University and Cleveland State Community College are also located in Cleveland. Other amenities include...Cleveland Airport, YMCA with Boys and Girls Clubs, county parks with baseball fields, stock car racing, etc.

Click on the link to SOUTHEAST TN. and choose Polk, Bradley, and Hamilton counties for more detailed information. Also, click on the other links for other area attractions including parks, rivers, and mountain activities.