Outdoor Activities ...

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

• 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Blevins Acre

• 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 Catoosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Catoosa County
  • Since Blevins Acre is near Hamilton County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Blevins Acre

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)
  • Castle Park is located in Hamilton County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Park
• Cinderella Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cinderella Hills is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinderella Hills
• Cloud Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cloud Springs is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Springs
• Ellie Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
• Graysville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Graysville is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graysville <1>
• Green Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Green Acres is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Harris Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Harris Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hills
• Indian Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Love Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Love Hill is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Hill
• Scenic Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Scenic Hills is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
• Summit Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Summit Hill is located in Catoosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill
• Walnut Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

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

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

• Ringgold, which is the Seat of Catoosa County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Blevins Acre to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'