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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 Lakeshore Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeshore Estates 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 Lakeshore Estates:
- 36.279815, -83.240448
- 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 Lakeshore Estates
- 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 Lakeshore Estates is near Grainger County and also Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Lakeshore Estates
Communities Also Named Lakeshore Estates ...
We found three communities that are also named Lakeshore Estates.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Lakeshore Estates.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Hamilton County
- This Lakeshore Estates is located in Hamilton County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lakeshore Estates that is located in Hamblen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Lakeshore Estates.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This Lakeshore Estates is located in Hall County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lakeshore Estates that is located in Hamblen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Lakeshore Estates.
- Troup County
- This Lakeshore Estates is located in Troup County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km] to the south southwest of the Lakeshore Estates that is located in Hamblen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Lakeshore Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeshore Estates ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bright Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Ferry
- Cheeks Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cheeks Crossroads is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks Crossroads
- Cherokee Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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
- Gaby Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gaby Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaby Hills
- Hillcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Indian Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Indian Hills is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Jaybird
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jaybird is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Kentucky Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kentucky Heights is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Heights
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Liberty Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Heights is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
- Long Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Long Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ferry
- Marshalls Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Mountain View Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Needmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Rocky Summit ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Summit is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Summit
How Far From Lakeshore Estates 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 Lakeshore Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lakeshore Estates 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 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lakeshore Estates 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 384 miles [618 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 6,274 miles [10,097 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,860 miles [7,821.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lakeshore Estates) 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 Lakeshore Estates 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 Lakeshore Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2798, Longitude: -83.2404 In this case, the coordinates for Lakeshore Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.64 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.332 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.165 degrees. |
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