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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 Lazy Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lazy 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 Lazy Acres:
- 36.007580, -84.057135
- 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 Lazy 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 Lazy 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 Lazy Acres
Communities Also Named Lazy Acres ...
We found two communities that are also named Lazy Acres.
Within Tennessee, the name Lazy Acres is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Boulder County
- This Lazy Acres is located in Boulder County and lies 1,187 miles [1,910.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lazy Acres that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boulder County community of Lazy Acres.
- Louisiana
- Terrebonne Parish
- This Lazy Acres is located in Terrebonne Parish and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lazy Acres that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrebonne Parish community of Lazy Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lazy 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.
- Bull Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bull Run is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Camelot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cherokee Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Ridge is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ridge
- Cherrybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cherrybrook is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrybrook
- Countryside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Countryside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Fair Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Oaks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Golden Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Meadows is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
- Grand Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grand Oaks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Oaks
- Heather Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Heather Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- Hidden Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Holiday Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- King Arthur Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- King Arthur Court is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Arthur Court
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Pleasant Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pleasant Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Ridgedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgedale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Shadow Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shadow Wood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Wood
- Stonebrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stonebrook is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
- Third Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Third Creek is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Creek
- Treeville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Treeville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treeville
How Far From Lazy Acres to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lazy Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lazy Acres and extending to:
- Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lazy 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 433 miles [696.8 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 6,320 miles [10,171.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,031 miles [11,315.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 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 from Point A (ie- Lazy 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 Lazy 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 Lazy Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0076, Longitude: -84.0571 In this case, the coordinates for Lazy Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.127 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.851 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.579 degrees. |
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