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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 Brairwood Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brairwood Acres 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 Brairwood Acres:
- 36.533435, -82.484592
- 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 Brairwood 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Since Brairwood Acres is near Washington County and also Hawkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins 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 Brairwood Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brairwood 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.
- Eden Ridge ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eden Ridge is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Ridge
- Fox Fire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Fire is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fire
- Fox Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fox Run is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Acres is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenfields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenfields is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
- Harmony Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harmony Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hills
- Hemlock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hemlock is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Hemlock Park
(2 miles [3.2 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 west)
- Hillcrest is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Historic Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Historic Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Historic Hills
- Holiday Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Kingsport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Crest is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Long Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Long Island is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Mystic Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mystic Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Valley
- Pettyjohn Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pettyjohn Mill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyjohn Mill
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rock City
(3 miles [4.8 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 northeast)
- Scenic Woods is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Woods
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunset Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
How Far From Brairwood 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 Brairwood Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brairwood Acres 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 Brairwood Acres 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 339 miles [545.6 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 6,231 miles [10,027.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,940 miles [11,168.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,816 miles [7,750.6 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brairwood Acres) 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 Brairwood 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 Brairwood Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5334, Longitude: -82.4846 In this case, the coordinates for Brairwood Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.189 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.851 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.78 degrees. |
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