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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 Brookfield Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookfield 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 Brookfield Acres:
- 36.088693, -83.861574
- 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 Brookfield 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 Brookfield Acres is near Union County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Brookfield Acres
Communities Also Named Brookfield Acres ...
We found one communities that are also named Brookfield Acres.
Within Tennessee, the name Brookfield Acres is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Brookfield Acres in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Trumbull County
- This Brookfield Acres is located in Trumbull County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brookfield Acres that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Brookfield Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookfield 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.
- Beverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Cedarchase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarchase is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarchase
- Copper Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Copper Ridge is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Ridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 333 people
- Fountaincrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fountaincrest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaincrest
- Freeway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Freeway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeway
- Halls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Halls is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Halls Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Halls Crossroads is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossroads
- Homestead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Homestead is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- John Sevier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- John Sevier is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Sevier
- Kings Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kings Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
- Loveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Loveland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Mill Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mill Run is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Murphy Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hills
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Spring Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Place is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Place
- Still Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Still Brook is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Brook
- Sunrise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sunrise is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
How Far From Brookfield Acres 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 Brookfield Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brookfield Acres and extending to:
- Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brookfield Acres to Knoxville, 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.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 162 miles [260.7 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 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 421 miles [677.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,308 miles [10,151.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,019 miles [11,296 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,895 miles [7,877.7 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brookfield 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 Brookfield 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 Brookfield Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0887, Longitude: -83.8616 In this case, the coordinates for Brookfield Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.01 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.729 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.476 degrees. |
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