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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 Eggers Addition, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eggers Addition 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 Eggers Addition:
- 35.804249, -83.965738
- 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 Eggers Addition
- 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Since Eggers Addition is near Knox County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Eggers Addition
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eggers Addition ...
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.
- Airport Plaza
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Airport Plaza is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Plaza
- Bent Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bent Tree is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree
- Cherokee Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Park is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Park
- Everett Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Everett Heights is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Heights
- Green Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Meadow is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Little River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Little River is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Littlebrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Littlebrook is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlebrook
- Maryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mentor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mentor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Mimosa Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mimosa Heights is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Heights
- Rockgardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rockgardens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
- Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
- Rocky Waters
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Waters is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Waters
- Springbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Springbrook is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Summit Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Hills is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills
How Far From Eggers Addition 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 Eggers Addition to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Eggers Addition and extending to:
- Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies just to the South.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Eggers Addition 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 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 436 miles [701.7 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 6,326 miles [10,180.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,036 miles [11,323.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,912 miles [7,905.1 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' (or 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- Eggers Addition) 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 Eggers Addition 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 Eggers Addition. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8042, Longitude: -83.9657 In this case, the coordinates for Eggers Addition have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.068 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.754 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.595 degrees. |
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