Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brentwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brentwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brentwood
- 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:
- 35.956191, -84.095191
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Brentwood
- 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Brentwood is near Anderson County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- eBird sighting report for Blount 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Brentwood ...
We found 52 communities that share the name Brentwood.
There are five communities within Tennessee that are also named Brentwood.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another 47 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 47 communities, 50 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Hamblen County
- Hamilton County
- Montgomery County
- Washington County
- Williamson County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Blount County
- This Brentwood is located in Blount County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Brentwood.
- Houston County
- This Brentwood is located in Houston County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km] to the south southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Brentwood.
- Madison County
- This Brentwood is located in Madison County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km] to the west southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Brentwood.
- Montgomery County
- This Brentwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km] to the south southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Brentwood.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Brentwood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km] to the southwest of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Brentwood.
- Arkansas
- California
- Contra Costa County
- This Brentwood is located in Contra Costa County and lies 2,065 miles [3,323.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Brentwood.
- Los Angeles County
- This Brentwood is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,938 miles [3,118.9 km] to the west of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Brentwood.
- Florida
- Broward County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Brentwood [Broward County].
- Duval County
- This Brentwood is located in Duval County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Brentwood.
- Escambia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Brentwood [Escambia County].
- Hillsborough County
- This Brentwood is located in Hillsborough County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km] to the south of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Brentwood.
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Brentwood is located in DeKalb County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the south of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Brentwood.
- Dougherty County
- This Brentwood is located in Dougherty County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km] to the south of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Brentwood.
- Newton County
- This Brentwood is located in Newton County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the south of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Brentwood.
- Wayne County
- This Brentwood is located in Wayne County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km] to the south southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Brentwood.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Johnson County
- This Brentwood is located in Johnson County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Brentwood.
- Madison County
- This Brentwood is located in Madison County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km] to the north northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Brentwood.
- Kentucky
- Green County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Brentwood [Green County].
- Hopkins County
- This Brentwood is located in Hopkins County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Brentwood.
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Brentwood is located in Frederick County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Brentwood.
- Prince George's County
- This Brentwood is located in Prince George's County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km] to the east northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Brentwood.
- Michigan
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- New York
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Brentwood is located in Cumberland County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the east of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Brentwood.
- Edgecombe County
- This Brentwood is located in Edgecombe County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km] to the east of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Brentwood.
- Lee County
- This Brentwood is located in Lee County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km] to the east of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Brentwood.
- Lenoir County
- This Brentwood is located in Lenoir County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km] to the east of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Brentwood.
- Pitt County
- This Brentwood is located in Pitt County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km] to the east of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Brentwood.
- Wake County
- This Brentwood is located in Wake County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km] to the east of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Brentwood.
- Nova Scotia
- This Brentwood lies 1,259 miles [2,026.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Brentwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the north of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Brentwood.
- Lake County
- This Brentwood is located in Lake County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km] to the north northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Brentwood.
- Lawrence County
- This Brentwood is located in Lawrence County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km] to the north northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Brentwood.
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Brentwood is located in Allegheny County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Brentwood.
- Lancaster County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Brentwood [Lancaster County].
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Brentwood is located in Charleston County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Brentwood.
- Greenville County
- This Brentwood is located in Greenville County and lies 133 miles [214 km] to the southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Brentwood.
- Orangeburg County
- This Brentwood is located in Orangeburg County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km] to the southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Brentwood.
- Virginia
- Chesapeake City
- This Brentwood is located in Chesapeake City and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the east of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Brentwood.
- Chesterfield County
- This Brentwood is located in Chesterfield County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km] to the east northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Brentwood.
- Norfolk City
- This Brentwood is located in Norfolk City and lies 440 miles [708.1 km] to the east of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Brentwood.
- Roanoke City
- This Brentwood is located in Roanoke City and lies 248 miles [399.1 km] to the east northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Brentwood.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brentwood ...
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.
- Ball Camp
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Cedar Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Bluff is located in Knox County
- Cedar Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Cedar Springs is located in Knox County
- Countryside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Countryside is located in Knox County
- Echo Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
- Echo Valley is located in Knox County
- Fair Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Golden Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
- Golden Meadows is located in Knox County
- Green Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Gulf Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Gulfwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Heather Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- Heather Heights is located in Knox County
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- Hidden Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Hidden Hills is located in Knox County
- King Arthur Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Arthur Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Arthur Court
- King Arthur Court is located in Anderson County
- Landmark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Knox County
- Plum Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek
- Plum Creek is located in Knox County
- Robinson Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Crossroads
- Robinson Crossroads is located in Knox County
- Spanish Trails
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trails
- Spanish Trails is located in Knox County
- Stonebrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
- Stonebrook is located in Knox County
- Suburban Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suburban Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Hills
- Suburban Hills is located in Knox County
- Ten Mile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Trails End
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trails End have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
- Trails End is located in Knox County
- Treeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Volunteer Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volunteer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
- Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
- Hidden Hills
How Far From Brentwood 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 Brentwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brentwood and extending to:
- Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Brentwood to Knoxville, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 436 miles [701.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,324 miles [10,177.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,035 miles [11,321.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,911 miles [7,903.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brentwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brentwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brentwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9562, Longitude: -84.0952 In this case, the coordinates for Brentwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Brentwood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.149 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.869 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.608 degrees. |