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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 Marshall Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marshall Estates 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 Marshall Estates:
    • 36.577877, -82.662379
    • 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 Marshall 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 Hawkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins County
    • Since Marshall Estates is near Sullivan County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Marshall Estates

Communities Also Named Marshall Estates ...

We found two communities that are also named Marshall Estates.

Within Tennessee, the name Marshall Estates is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Oconee County
      • This Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Marshall Estates that is located in Hawkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Marshall Estates.
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • This Marshall Estates is located in Stafford County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Marshall Estates that is located in Hawkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Marshall Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marshall 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.

  • Beartown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Beartown is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
  • Block City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Block City is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
  • Cartersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cartersville is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
  • Cloud Ford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cloud Ford is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Ford
  • Green Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Green Village is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
  • Greenvale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Greenvale is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
  • Lewis Lane
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewis Lane is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Lane
  • Marshall
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Marshall is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Seven Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Seven Oaks is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
  • Solitude ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Solitude is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude

How Far From Marshall Estates 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 Marshall Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Rogersville, which is the Seat of Hawkins County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Marshall Estates to Rogersville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 230 miles [370.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 346 miles [556.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,946 miles [11,178.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,822 miles [7,760.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Marshall 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 Marshall 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 Marshall Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5779, Longitude: -82.6624       In this case, the coordinates for Marshall Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.296 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.98 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.841 degrees.