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

  • Weather ...
  • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Briarwood Estates
  • 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 Briarwood Estates ...

We found four communities that share the name Briarwood Estates.

Within Tennessee, the name Briarwood Estates is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another four communities that are located throughout 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
    • Black Oak is located in Knox County
  • Cedar Flats
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Flats have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flats
    • Cedar Flats is located in Knox County
  • Cherokee Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ridge
    • Cherokee Ridge is located in Knox County
  • Cherrybrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrybrook
    • Cherrybrook is located in Knox County
  • Deep Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
    • Deep Creek is located in Knox County
  • Dry Gap
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Gap
    • Dry Gap is located in Knox County
  • Fieldview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fieldview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldview
    • Fieldview is located in Knox County
  • Fountain City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
    • Fountain City is located in Knox County
  • Greenway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
    • Greenway is located in Knox County
  • Holiday Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
    • Holiday Hills is located in Knox County
  • Lincoln Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Lincoln Park is located in Knox County
  • Pleasant Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • Pleasant Hills is located in Knox County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
      • Pleasant Ridge is located in Knox County
    • Ridgedale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
      • Ridgedale is located in Knox County
    • Shadow Wood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Wood
      • Shadow Wood is located in Knox County
    • Third Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Third Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Creek
      • Third Creek is located in Knox County
    • Whispering Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
      • Whispering Hills is located in Knox County

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<3>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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,904 miles [7,892.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Briarwood Estates. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Briarwood Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Briarwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0229, Longitude: -83.9924       In this case, the coordinates for Briarwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Briarwood Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.088 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.809 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.548 degrees.









 

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