Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Emory Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Emory Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Emory Estates

• 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 Emory Estates:
  • 36.076470, -83.973522
  • 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 Emory 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Since Emory Estates is near Anderson County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Emory Estates

Communities Also Named Emory Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Emory Estates.

Within Tennessee, the name Emory Estates is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • DeKalb County
    • This Emory Estates is located in DeKalb County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the south of the Emory Estates that is located in Knox County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Emory Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Emory 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.

• Blueberry Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Blueberry Hills is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hills
• Cedar Flats
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cedar Flats is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flats
• Dry Gap
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dry Gap is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Gap
• Fieldview
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fieldview is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldview
• Fountaincrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fountaincrest is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaincrest
• Freeway
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Freeway is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeway
• Halls
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Halls is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
• Halls Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Halls Crossroads is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossroads
• Highland View
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Highland View is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
• Mapleview
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mapleview is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
• Whispering Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Whispering Hills is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills

How Far From Emory 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 Emory Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Emory Estates to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 426 miles [685.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,314 miles [10,161.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,025 miles [11,305.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,900 miles [7,885.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'