Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fuller 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 Fuller Estates:
  • 36.239261, -83.227946
  • 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 Fuller 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 Hamblen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen County
  • Since Fuller Estates is near Jefferson County and also Grainger County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger 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 Fuller Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fuller 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.

• Bright Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bright Ferry is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Ferry
• Cheeks Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cheeks Crossroads is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks Crossroads
• Cherokee Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherokee Park is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Park
• Dover
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Dover is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
• Eureka Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Eureka Hills is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Hills
• Hillcrest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillcrest is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Jaybird
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jaybird is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
• Kentucky Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Kentucky Heights is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Heights
• Kingswood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Kingswood is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Liberty Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Liberty Heights is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
  • Long Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Ferry is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ferry
  • Mountain View Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountain View Meadows is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Meadows
  • Rocky Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rocky Point is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
  • Silver City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Silver City is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Springvale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Springvale is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale

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

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

• Morristown, which is the Seat of Hamblen County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Fuller Estates 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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,275 miles [10,098.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,985 miles [11,241.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,861 miles [7,823 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'