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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 Beechcliff Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beechcliff Estates and the surrounding area.
- 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 Beechcliff Estates:
- 36.550102, -82.479315
- 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 Beechcliff Estates
- 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Since Beechcliff Estates is near Hawkins County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Beechcliff Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beechcliff 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.
- Eden Ridge ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eden Ridge is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Ridge
- Fox Fire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fox Fire is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fire
- Fox Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fox Run is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenfields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenfields is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
- Harmony Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
- Hemlock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hemlock is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Hemlock Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hemlock Park is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Park
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Holiday Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holiday Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Indian Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Kingsport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mystic Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mystic Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Valley
- Pettyjohn Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pettyjohn Mill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyjohn Mill
- Rock City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Scenic Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Scenic Woods is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Woods
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunset Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
How Far From Beechcliff 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 Beechcliff Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Beechcliff Estates and extending to:
- Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the East.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Beechcliff Estates to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 338 miles [544 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,939 miles [11,167.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,815 miles [7,749 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beechcliff Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Beechcliff Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beechcliff Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5501, Longitude: -82.4793 In this case, the coordinates for Beechcliff Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.186 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.85 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.773 degrees. |
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