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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 Terry Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Terry 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 Terry Estates:
    • 35.179525, -87.048342
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Terry Estates
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Terry Estates ...

We found one communities that share the name Terry Estates.

Within Tennessee, the name Terry Estates is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Terry Estates is located in Weber County and lies 1,412 miles [2,272.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Terry Estates that is located in Giles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Terry Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Terry 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.

  • Blooming Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
    • Blooming Grove is located in Giles County
  • Crescent View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent View
    • Crescent View is located in Giles County
  • Five Points
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Giles County
  • Goodspring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodspring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodspring
    • Goodspring is located in Giles County
  • Gordon
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Gordon is located in Giles County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Giles County
  • Green Field
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
    • Green Field is located in Giles County
  • Krapp Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krapp Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krapp Spring
    • Krapp Spring is located in Giles County
  • Lesters
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lesters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesters
    • Lesters is located in Giles County
  • Oak Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Giles County
  • Riversburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riversburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riversburg
    • Riversburg is located in Giles County
  • Sugartree Ford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugartree Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartree Ford
    • Sugartree Ford is located in Giles County

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

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

  • Pulaski, which is the Seat of Giles County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Terry Estates to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 608 miles [978.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,198 miles [11,584.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Terry Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Giles County: www.gilescounty-tn.us/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Terry Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Terry Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1795, Longitude: -87.0483       In this case, the coordinates for Terry Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Terry Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.918 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.796 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.032 degrees.









 

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