Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Briarwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Briarwood Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Briarwood Estates

• 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 Briarwood Estates:
  • 36.022859, -83.992410
  • 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 Briarwood 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Since Briarwood Estates is near Anderson County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Briarwood Estates

Communities Also Named Briarwood Estates ...

We found four communities that are also named Briarwood Estates.

Within Tennessee, the name Briarwood Estates is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Carroll County
    • This Briarwood Estates is located in Carroll County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Briarwood Estates that is located in Knox County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Briarwood Estates.
  • Louisiana
    • East Baton Rouge Parish
    • This Briarwood Estates is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Briarwood Estates that is located in Knox County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Briarwood Estates.
  • Utah
    • Salt Lake County
    • This Briarwood Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,534 miles [2,468.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Briarwood Estates that is located in Knox County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Briarwood Estates.
  • Virginia
    • Stafford County
    • This Briarwood Estates is located in Stafford County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Briarwood Estates that is located in Knox County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Briarwood Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Briarwood 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.

• Black Oak
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Black Oak is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
• Cedar Flats
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cedar Flats is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flats
• Cherokee Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cherokee Ridge is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ridge
• Cherrybrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cherrybrook is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrybrook
• Deep Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Deep Creek is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
• Dry Gap
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dry Gap is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Gap
• Fieldview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fieldview is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldview
• Fountain City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fountain City is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
• Greenway
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Greenway is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
• Holiday Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Lincoln Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Pleasant Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pleasant Hills is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
• Continue List   (5 more) ...
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Ridgedale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgedale is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
  • Shadow Wood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Shadow Wood is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Wood
  • Third Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Third Creek is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Creek
  • Whispering Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Whispering Hills is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills

How Far From Briarwood Estates to ...

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

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

• Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Briarwood Estates 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 429 miles [690.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,317 miles [10,166.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,028 miles [11,310.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,904 miles [7,892.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'