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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 Estes Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Estes 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 Estes Acres:
    • 35.963119, -86.371658
    • 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 Estes 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 Rutherford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
    • Since Estes Acres is near Wilson County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 Estes Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Estes 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.

  • Colonial Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Fieldcrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fieldcrest is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
  • Harbor Isles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Harbor Isles is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Isles
  • Henry Lane
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Henry Lane is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Lane
  • Hickory Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Grove is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Indian Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Indian Springs is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Jamestown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
  • Joneswood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Joneswood is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joneswood
  • Ravenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ravenwood is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
  • Regency Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Regency Park is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
  • Riverbend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverbend is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
  • Riverview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverview is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Riverwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Riverwood is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Silver Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Silver Hill is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
    • Timberlake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Timberlake is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
    • Two Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Two Hills is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Hills
    • Vine
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Vine is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Estes Acres and extending to:

  • Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies just to the South.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Estes Acres to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 550 miles [885.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,417 miles [10,327.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,134 miles [11,481.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,009 miles [8,061.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Estes 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 Estes 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 Estes Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9631, Longitude: -86.3717       In this case, the coordinates for Estes Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.535 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.465 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.562 degrees.