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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 Grand Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grand Oaks 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 Grand Oaks:
- 36.026944, -84.064722
- 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 Grand Oaks
- 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 Grand Oaks is near Anderson County and also Blount 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 Blount 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 Grand Oaks
Communities Also Named Grand Oaks ...
We found two communities that are also named Grand Oaks.
Within Tennessee, the name Grand Oaks is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Rockingham County
- This Grand Oaks is located in Rockingham County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the east of the Grand Oaks that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Grand Oaks.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Grand Oaks is located in Davis County and lies 1,536 miles [2,472 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Grand Oaks that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Grand Oaks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grand Oaks ...
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.
- Bud ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bud is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Bull Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bull Run is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camelot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cherokee Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Ridge is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ridge
- Cherrybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cherrybrook is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrybrook
- Countryside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Countryside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Fair Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Oaks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Golden Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Meadows is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
- Heather Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heather Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- Hidden Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Holiday Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- King Arthur Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- King Arthur Court is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Arthur Court
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Meadowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Peak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Pleasant Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pleasant Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Ridgedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgedale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Shadow Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shadow Wood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Wood
- Treeville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Treeville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treeville
- Whispering Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
How Far From Grand Oaks 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 Grand Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grand Oaks and extending to:
- Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Grand Oaks 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 433 miles [696.8 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 6,320 miles [10,171.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,031 miles [11,315.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grand Oaks) 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 Grand Oaks 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 Grand Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0269, Longitude: -84.0647 In this case, the coordinates for Grand Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.132 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.86 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.577 degrees. |
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