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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 Nantahala Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nantahala 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 Nantahala Estates:
- 35.087297, -84.787441
- 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 Nantahala 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 Bradley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
- Since Nantahala Estates is near Polk County and also Murray County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Murray 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 Nantahala Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nantahala 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.
- American Heritage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- American Heritage is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Heritage
- Ball Play
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Cedar Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar Spring is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Spring
- Dockery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dockery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Foxfire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Foxfire is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Gap Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gap Spring is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Spring
- Green Meadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Green Meadow is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Heritage Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Heritage Hills is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Peach Orchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Peach Orchard is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Pumpkin Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Red Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Red Hill is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Rolling Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rolling Brook is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Brook
- Sugar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Timber Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Timber Hills is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Twin Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Oaks is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Union Grove is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Wildwood Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
How Far From Nantahala 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 Nantahala Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Nantahala Estates and extending to:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bradley County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Nantahala Estates 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 501 miles [806.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,393 miles [10,288.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,103 miles [11,431.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,979 miles [8,012.9 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- Nantahala 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 Nantahala 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 Nantahala Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0873, Longitude: -84.7874 In this case, the coordinates for Nantahala Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.541 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.197 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.118 degrees. |
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