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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 Broad Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Broad 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 Broad Acres:
- 36.031747, -84.047691
- 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 Broad 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Broad Acres is near Anderson County and also Blount 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 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Broad Acres
Communities Also Named Broad Acres ...
We found eight communities that are also named Broad Acres.
Within Tennessee, the name Broad Acres is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- Although located in Hartford County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Broad Acres.
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Broad Acres is located in Sussex County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Broad Acres that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Broad Acres.
- Georgia
- Clarke County
- This Broad Acres is located in Clarke County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Broad Acres that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Broad Acres.
- Michigan
- Macomb County
- This Broad Acres is located in Macomb County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the north of the Broad Acres that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Broad Acres.
- New Hampshire
- Hillsborough County
- This Broad Acres is located in Hillsborough County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Broad Acres that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Broad Acres.
- North Carolina
- Alamance County
- This Broad Acres is located in Alamance County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the east of the Broad Acres that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Broad Acres.
- Cumberland County
- This Broad Acres is located in Cumberland County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km] to the east southeast of the Broad Acres that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Broad Acres.
- Pennsylvania
- Mercer County
- This Broad Acres is located in Mercer County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Broad Acres that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Broad Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Broad 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.
- Black Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Black Oak is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Bud ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bud is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Bull Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bull Run is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Camelot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Camelot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cedar Flats
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Flats is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flats
- Cherokee Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Ridge is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ridge
- Cherrybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherrybrook is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrybrook
- Deep Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Creek is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Dry Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dry Gap is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Gap
- Fair Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fair Oaks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Golden Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Meadows is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
- Grand Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grand Oaks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Oaks
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Heather Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heather Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- Hidden Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hidden Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Holiday Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holiday Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- King Arthur Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- King Arthur Court is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Arthur Court
- Meadowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Peak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Pleasant Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pleasant Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Ridgedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ridgedale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Shadow Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shadow Wood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Wood
- Third Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Third Creek is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Creek
- Treeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Treeville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treeville
- Whispering Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
How Far From Broad Acres 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 Broad Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Broad Acres 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 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Broad Acres 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 432 miles [695.2 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 6,319 miles [10,169.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,030 miles [11,313.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,906 miles [7,895.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Broad Acres) 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 Broad 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 Broad Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0317, Longitude: -84.0477 In this case, the coordinates for Broad Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.122 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.849 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.568 degrees. |
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