Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hyatt 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 Hyatt Acres:
  • 36.279538, -83.191557
  • 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 Hyatt 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 Hamblen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen County
  • Since Hyatt Acres is near Grainger County and also Hawkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins 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 Hyatt Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hyatt 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.

• Bright Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bright Ferry is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Ferry
• Cheeks Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cheeks Crossroads is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks Crossroads
• Cherokee Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cherokee Park is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Park
• Dover
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dover is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
• Jaybird
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jaybird is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
• Kentucky Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kentucky Heights is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Heights
• Liberty Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Heights is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
• Long Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Long Ferry is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ferry
• Mountain View Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mountain View Meadows is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Meadows
• Needmore
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Needmore is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Red Bridge Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Red Bridge Ferry is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge Ferry
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,135 people
• Rocky Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Point is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
• Silver City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Silver City is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
• Springvale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Springvale is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hyatt Acres and extending to:

• Morristown, which is the Seat of Hamblen County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Hyatt Acres to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 382 miles [614.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,272 miles [10,093.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,858 miles [7,818.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'