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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 Bennett Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bennett Acres 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 Bennett Acres:
    • 35.100908, -84.870777
    • 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 Bennett Acres
  • 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 Bradley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
    • Since Bennett Acres is near Whitfield County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitfield County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Bennett Acres

Communities Also Named Bennett Acres ...

We found one communities that are also named Bennett Acres.

Within Tennessee, the name Bennett Acres is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Bennett Acres in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Bennett Acres is located in Hillsborough County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Bennett Acres that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Bennett Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bennett Acres ...

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.

  • Black Fox
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Black Fox is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Fox
  • Cedar Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Spring is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Spring
  • Dockery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Dockery is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
  • Flint Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Flint Springs is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Springs
  • Green Meadow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Green Meadow is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
  • Pumpkin Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pumpkin Center is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
  • Red Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Red Hill is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Sugar Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sugar Grove is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
  • Timber Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Timber Hills is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
  • Twin Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Twin Oaks is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
  • Union Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Union Grove is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
  • Wildwood Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people

How Far From Bennett Acres to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bennett Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bradley County, lies just to the North.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Bennett Acres to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 505 miles [812.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,106 miles [11,436 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,982 miles [8,017.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Bennett Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Bennett Acres 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 Bennett Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1009, Longitude: -84.8708       In this case, the coordinates for Bennett Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.592 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.257 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.148 degrees.