Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Homestead Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Homestead Acres and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Homestead Acres
- 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 Homestead Acres:
- 35.709248, -84.066575
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Homestead 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Since Homestead Acres is near Loudon County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Loudon County
- eBird sighting report for Knox 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Homestead Acres ...
We found four communities that share the name Homestead Acres.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Homestead Acres.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Bradley County
- This Homestead Acres is located in Bradley County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Homestead Acres that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Homestead Acres.
- Bradley County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Bartow County
- This Homestead Acres is located in Bartow County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Homestead Acres that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Homestead Acres.
- North Carolina
- Davidson County
- This Homestead Acres is located in Davidson County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the east of the Homestead Acres that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Homestead Acres.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Homestead Acres is located in Greenville County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Homestead Acres that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Homestead Acres.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Homestead 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.
- Bent Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Bestview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Big Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Cherokee Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
- Cherokee Heights is located in Blount County
- Cherokee Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Park
- Cherokee Park is located in Blount County
- Clover Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clover Hill is located in Blount County
- Forest Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Forest Glen is located in Blount County
- Friendsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Friendsville is located in Blount County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <3>
- Gooseneck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Green Meadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Green Meadow is located in Blount County
- Green Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Blount County
- Greenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Continue List (8 more) ...
- Heritage Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Heritage Hills is located in Blount County
- Mahoney Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahoney Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoney Mill
- Mahoney Mill is located in Blount County
- Marble Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Marble Hill is located in Blount County
- Meadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Mint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Miser Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miser Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miser Station
- Miser Station is located in Blount County
- Springview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
- Springview is located in Blount County
- Sunset View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
- Sunset View is located in Blount County
- Heritage Hills
How Far From Homestead Acres 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 Homestead Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Homestead Acres and extending to:
- Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Homestead Acres to Nashville, with an average speed<4>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 444 miles [714.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,044 miles [11,336.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,920 miles [7,918 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Homestead Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Blount County: www.korrnet.org/blountco/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Homestead Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Homestead Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7092, Longitude: -84.0666 In this case, the coordinates for Homestead Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Homestead Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.126 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.808 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.662 degrees. |