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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 Easley Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Easley Estates 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 Easley Estates:
- 36.484824, -82.554040
- 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 Easley 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Since Easley Estates is near Washington County and also Hawkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins 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 Easley Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Easley 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.
- Applewalk Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Applewalk Park is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewalk Park
- Butterfly ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Butterfly is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly
- Cloverbottom ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cloverbottom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverbottom
- Double Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Double Springs is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Eden Ridge ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eden Ridge is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Ridge
- Fordtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenfields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenfields is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
- Hemlock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hemlock is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Hemlock Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock Park is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Park
- Historic Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Historic Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Historic Hills
- Kingsport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lake Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Crest is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Lone Star
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lone Star is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Long Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Long Island is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Poplar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Quail Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rock Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rock Springs is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Slaughter ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Slaughter is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
- Summer Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Summer Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hills
- Summersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Summersville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Sunset Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
How Far From Easley Estates 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 Easley Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Easley Estates and extending to:
- Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Easley Estates to Blountville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 235 miles [378.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 344 miles [553.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,821 miles [7,758.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Easley Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Easley 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 Easley Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4848, Longitude: -82.5540 In this case, the coordinates for Easley Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.231 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.892 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.823 degrees. |
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