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

When in Blevins Acre, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blevins Acre 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 Blevins Acre:
    • 34.953131, -85.187175
    • 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 Blevins Acre
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blevins Acre ...

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.

  • Castle Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Park
    • Castle Park is located in Hamilton County (TN)
  • Cinderella Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cinderella Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinderella Hills
    • Cinderella Hills is located in Catoosa County
  • Cloud Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloud Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Springs
    • Cloud Springs is located in Catoosa County
  • Ellie Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellie Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
    • Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
  • Graysville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Catoosa County
  • Harris Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hills
    • Harris Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
  • Indian Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County
  • Love Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Hill
    • Love Hill is located in Catoosa County
  • Scenic Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
    • Scenic Hills is located in Catoosa County
  • Summit Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill
    • Summit Hill is located in Catoosa County
  • Walnut Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
    • Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Blevins Acre and extending to:

  • Ringgold, which is the Seat of Catoosa County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<3> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Blevins Acre to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 525 miles [844.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Catoosa County: www.catoosa.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blevins Acre) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blevins Acre. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9531, Longitude: -85.1872       In this case, the coordinates for Blevins Acre have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Blevins Acre to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.777 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.449 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.314 degrees.









 

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