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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 Brentwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brentwood 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 Brentwood Estates:
- 36.025061, -86.779166
- 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 Brentwood 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
- Since Brentwood Estates is near Davidson County and also Rutherford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford 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 Brentwood Estates
Communities Also Named Brentwood Estates ...
We found five communities that are also named Brentwood Estates.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Brentwood Estates.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Bradley County
- This Brentwood Estates is located in Bradley County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brentwood Estates that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Brentwood Estates.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Broward County
- This Brentwood Estates is located in Broward County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Brentwood Estates that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Brentwood Estates.
- Ohio
- Jefferson County
- This Brentwood Estates is located in Jefferson County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brentwood Estates that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Brentwood Estates.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Brentwood Estates is located in Davis County and lies 1,392 miles [2,240.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brentwood Estates that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Brentwood Estates.
- Virginia
- Stafford County
- This Brentwood Estates is located in Stafford County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brentwood Estates that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Brentwood Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brentwood 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.
- Carpenters ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Carpenters is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
- Chestnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Crockett Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crockett Cove is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cove
- Crockett Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crockett Hills is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Hills
- Crockett Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crockett Springs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Springs
- Deerwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Deerwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Derby Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Derby Glen is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Glen
- Fair Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Oaks is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Fountainhead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fountainhead is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainhead
- Foxland Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Foxland Hall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxland Hall
- Indian Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Indian Point is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
- Jamestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Land Mark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Land Mark is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land Mark
- Landings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Landings is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landings
- Meadowlake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meadowlake is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlake
- Owl Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Owl Creek is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Creek
- Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Stevens Shop ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stevens Shop is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Shop
- Whispering Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
How Far From Brentwood 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 Brentwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brentwood Estates and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Brentwood Estates to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 569 miles [915.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,149 miles [11,505.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,024 miles [8,085.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Brentwood 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 Brentwood 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 Brentwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0251, Longitude: -86.7792 In this case, the coordinates for Brentwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.789 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.766 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.721 degrees. |
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