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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 Emerald Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Emerald Acres 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 Emerald Acres:
    • 36.210647, -83.363784
    • 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 Emerald 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 Hamblen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen County
    • Since Emerald Acres is near Grainger County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Emerald Acres

Communities Also Named Emerald Acres ...

We found one communities that are also named Emerald Acres.

Within Tennessee, the name Emerald Acres is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Emerald Acres in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Emerald Acres is located in Cook County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Emerald Acres that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Emerald Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Emerald 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.

  • Alpha
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Alpha is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Bluegrass
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bluegrass is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluegrass
  • Casablanca
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Casablanca is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,223 people
  • Crockett Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Crockett Ridge is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Ridge
  • Echo Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Echo Hills is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Hills
  • Fox Den
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fox Den is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Den
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Kathy Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kathy Hills is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathy Hills
  • Lakeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Panther Creek ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Panther Creek is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Creek
  • Panther Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Panther Hills is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Hills
  • Panther Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Panther Lake is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Lake
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Quail Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Quail Hollow is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
    • Rambling Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Rambling Hills is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambling Hills
    • Ridgeview
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Ridgeview is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
    • Seven Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Seven Oaks is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
    • Smokerise
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Smokerise is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
    • Sunset Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Sunset Hills is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
    • Vantage View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Vantage View is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vantage View
    • Wildwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Wildwood is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Willow Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Willow Springs is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs

How Far From Emerald 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 Emerald Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Emerald Acres and extending to:

  • Morristown, which is the Seat of Hamblen County, lies just to the East.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Emerald Acres to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 392 miles [630.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,282 miles [10,109.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,992 miles [11,252.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,868 miles [7,834.3 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 from Point A (ie- Emerald 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 Emerald 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 Emerald Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2106, Longitude: -83.3638       In this case, the coordinates for Emerald Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.713 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.406 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.236 degrees.