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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 Big Q Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Big Q 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 Big Q Estates:
- 36.266756, -83.419621
- 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 Big Q 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 Grainger County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger County
- Since Big Q Estates is near Hamblen County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Big Q Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Q 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.
- Alpha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Beans
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beans is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
- Boggs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Boggs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs
- Casablanca
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
- Cherokee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Crockett Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett Ridge is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Ridge
- Echo Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Echo Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
- Fox Den
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fox Den is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Den
- Gaby Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gaby Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaby Hills
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hammer Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hammer Store is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer Store
- Hopper Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hopper Bluff is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper Bluff
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Idol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Idol is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idol
- Indian Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Indian Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Kathy Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kathy Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathy Hills
- Marshalls Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Mary Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mary Chapel is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Chapel
- May Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- May Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Springs
- Panther Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Panther Creek is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Creek
- Panther Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Panther Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Hills
- Panther Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Panther Lake is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Lake
- Pleasant view
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant view is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant view
- Point Seven
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Point Seven is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Seven
- Quail Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Hollow is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Rambling Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rambling Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambling Hills
- Ridgeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeview is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rock Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rock Haven is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Rocky Summit ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rocky Summit is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Summit
- Seven Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Seven Oaks is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Smokerise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smokerise is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
- Sunset Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Thorn Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Vantage View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vantage View is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage View
- Wilderness Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wilderness Shores is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Shores
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Willow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Willow Springs is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
How Far From Big Q Estates 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 Big Q 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 Big Q Estates and extending to:
- Rutledge, which is the Seat of Grainger County, lies just to the West.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Big Q Estates to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 393 miles [632.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,282 miles [10,109.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,992 miles [11,252.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,868 miles [7,834.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Big Q Estates) 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 Big Q 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 Big Q Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2668, Longitude: -83.4196 In this case, the coordinates for Big Q Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.747 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.453 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.243 degrees. |
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