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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 Hallbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hallbrook 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 Hallbrook:
    • 36.082304, -83.919354
    • 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 Hallbrook
  • 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 Hallbrook is near Union County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Hallbrook

Communities Also Named Hallbrook ...

We found one communities that are also named Hallbrook.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Hallbrook.

Beyond Tennessee.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Williamson County
      • This Hallbrook is located in Williamson County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the west of the Hallbrook that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Hallbrook.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hallbrook ...

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.

  • Cedarchase
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cedarchase is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarchase
  • Fieldview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fieldview is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldview
  • Fountaincrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fountaincrest is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaincrest
  • Freeway
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Freeway is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeway
  • Halls
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Halls is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
  • Halls Crossroads
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Halls Crossroads is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossroads
  • Homestead
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Homestead is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
  • Mill Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Mill Run is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
  • Murphy Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Murphy Hills is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hills
  • Still Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Still Brook is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Brook

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

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

  • Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the South.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Hallbrook 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 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 424 miles [682.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,311 miles [10,156.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,022 miles [11,300.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,898 miles [7,882.6 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- Hallbrook) 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 Hallbrook 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 Hallbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0823, Longitude: -83.9194       In this case, the coordinates for Hallbrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.045 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.768 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.501 degrees.