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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 Homestead Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Homestead Acres 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Homestead Acres
Communities Also Named Homestead Acres ...
We found four communities that are also named Homestead Acres.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Homestead Acres.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located 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.
- 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.
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)
- Bent Tree is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree
- Bestview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bestview is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestview
- Big Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs has also been known as:
- Cliff
- Cherokee Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Heights is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
- Cherokee Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Park is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Park
- Clover Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clover Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Forest Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Glen is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Friendsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gooseneck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gooseneck is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseneck
- Green Meadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadow is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Green Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Valley is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Greenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Heritage Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heritage Hills is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Mahoney Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mahoney Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoney Mill
- Marble Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marble Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Meadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Meadow is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
- Mint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mint is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint
- Miser Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Miser Station is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miser Station
- Springview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Springview is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
- Sunset View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset View is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
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<3>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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,920 miles [7,918 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Homestead Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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.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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.126 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.808 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.662 degrees. |
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