Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Bella Mara Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bella Mara Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bella Mara Estates

• 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 Bella Mara Estates:
  • 35.762572, -84.705218
  • 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 Bella Mara 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 Roane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
  • Since Bella Mara Estates is near Rhea County and also Meigs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rhea County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs 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 Bella Mara Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bella Mara 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.

• Apollo Shores
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Apollo Shores is located in Rhea County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo Shores
• Cove Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cove Point is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
• Eagle Furnace
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Eagle Furnace is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Furnace
• Eagle Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Eagle Point is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
• Glen Alice
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Alice is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
• Half Moon Shores
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Half Moon Shores is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon Shores
• Iron Hill ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Iron Hill is located in Rhea County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
• King Creek ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • King Creek is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Creek
• Maple Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Maple Grove is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Pioneer Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
• Rockwood Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockwood Ferry is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Ferry
• Smoke Rise
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Smoke Rise is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
• Terrace View
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Terrace View is located in Rhea County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace View

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bella Mara Estates and extending to:

• Kingston, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bella Mara Estates to Kingston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 473 miles [761.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,070 miles [11,378.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,946 miles [7,959.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'