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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 Idlewood Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Idlewood Acres and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Idlewood Acres:
    • 36.028970, -84.007689
    • 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 Idlewood 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
    • Since Idlewood Acres is near Anderson County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Idlewood Acres

Communities Also Named Idlewood Acres ...

We found four communities that are also named Idlewood Acres.

Within Tennessee, the name Idlewood Acres is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • DeKalb County
      • This Idlewood Acres is located in DeKalb County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the south of the Idlewood Acres that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Idlewood Acres.
      • Houston County
      • This Idlewood Acres is located in Houston County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km] to the south of the Idlewood Acres that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Idlewood Acres.
    • Maryland
      • Charles County
      • This Idlewood Acres is located in Charles County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Idlewood Acres that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Idlewood Acres.
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Idlewood Acres is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Idlewood Acres that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Idlewood Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Idlewood 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.

  • Black Oak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Black Oak is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
  • Cedar Flats
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Flats is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flats
  • Cherokee Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cherokee Ridge is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ridge
  • Cherrybrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cherrybrook is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrybrook
  • Deep Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Deep Creek is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
  • Dry Gap
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dry Gap is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Gap
  • Fieldview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fieldview is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldview
  • Fountain City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Fountain City is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
  • Grand Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Grand Oaks is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Oaks
  • Pleasant Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Hills is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Ridgedale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Ridgedale is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
  • Shadow Wood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Shadow Wood is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Wood
  • Whispering Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Whispering Hills is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Idlewood Acres and extending to:

  • Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Idlewood 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 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 430 miles [692 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,317 miles [10,166.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,028 miles [11,310.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,904 miles [7,892.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Idlewood 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 Idlewood 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 Idlewood Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0290, Longitude: -84.0077       In this case, the coordinates for Idlewood Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.097 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.821 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.552 degrees.