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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:
- 35.174241, -84.799109
- 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 Bradley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
- Since Homestead Acres is near Polk County and also McMinn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McMinn 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 ...
- Blount County
- This Homestead Acres is located in Blount County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Homestead Acres that is located in Bradley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Homestead Acres.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Bartow County
- This Homestead Acres is located in Bartow County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the south of the Homestead Acres that is located in Bradley 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 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the east of the Homestead Acres that is located in Bradley 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 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the east of the Homestead Acres that is located in Bradley 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.
- American Heritage
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- American Heritage is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Heritage
- Arrowhead Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arrowhead Point is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Point
- Foxfire
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Foxfire is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Heritage Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Hills is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Peach Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Peach Orchard is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Rolling Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rolling Brook is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Brook
- Royal Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Royal Oak is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
- Tasso
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tasso is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso
- Tasso Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tasso Heights is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso Heights
- Whisperwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whisperwood is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwood
How Far From Homestead Acres to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bradley County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Homestead Acres 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 498 miles [801.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,976 miles [8,008.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Homestead Acres) 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 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: 35.1742, Longitude: -84.7991 In this case, the coordinates for Homestead Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.551 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.221 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.101 degrees. |
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