Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hardin 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 Hardin Estates:
  • 35.808411, -84.239918
  • 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 Hardin 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 Loudon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon County
  • Since Hardin Estates is near Knox County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Hardin Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hardin 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.

• Bucktown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bucktown is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
• Chestnut Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Chestnut Ridge is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
• Disco
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Disco is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
• Dixie Lee Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dixie Lee Junction is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Lee Junction
• Ford
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Ford is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
• Fox Den
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fox Den is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Den
• Hall Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hall Ferry is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Ferry
• Huntsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Huntsville is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
• Oak Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pleasant View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant View is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Shady Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Shady Grove is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Silver Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Silver Ridge is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
• Waterhaven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Waterhaven is located in Blount County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterhaven

How Far From Hardin Estates 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 Hardin 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 Hardin Estates and extending to:

• Loudon, which is the Seat of Loudon County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Hardin 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 449 miles [722.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,337 miles [10,198.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,048 miles [11,342.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,924 miles [7,924.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'