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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 Country Oaks Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country Oaks 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 Country Oaks Estates:
    • 35.215278, -85.158611
    • 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 Country Oaks 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
    • Since Country Oaks Estates is near Bradley County and also Sequatchie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sequatchie 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 Country Oaks Estates

Communities Also Named Country Oaks Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Country Oaks Estates.

Within Tennessee, the name Country Oaks Estates is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Country Oaks Estates in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Country Oaks Estates is located in Hillsborough County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Country Oaks Estates that is located in Hamilton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Country Oaks Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Country Oaks 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.

  • Caramel Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
  • Crabtree Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
    • Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
  • Cross Timbers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cross Timbers is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
  • Daisy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Daisy is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Dana Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dana Hills is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Hills
  • Garden Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden Farms is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
  • Green Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Green Cove is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
  • Irongate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Irongate is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
  • Lake Dweller
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
  • Lakesite
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
  • Mile Straight
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mile Straight is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Straight
  • Prairie Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Prairie Creek is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Prairie Peninsula
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Prairie Peninsula is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Peninsula
    • Ridge Bay
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Ridge Bay is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Bay
    • Sandalwood Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sandalwood Village is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Village
    • Shady Grove Shores
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Shady Grove Shores is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Shores
    • Springcrest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Springcrest is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest

How Far From Country Oaks Estates to ...

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

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

  • Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Country Oaks Estates to Chattanooga, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 514 miles [827.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,403 miles [10,304.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,114 miles [11,448.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,990 miles [8,030.6 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 from Point A (ie- Country Oaks Estates) 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 Country Oaks Estates 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 Country Oaks Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2153, Longitude: -85.1586       In this case, the coordinates for Country Oaks Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.769 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.477 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.238 degrees.