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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 Okolona Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Okolona 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 Okolona Estates:
- 36.288996, -82.304026
- 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 Okolona 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 Carter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
- Since Okolona Estates is near Washington County and also Unicoi County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Unicoi 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 Okolona Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Okolona 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.
- Breezy Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Breezy Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hills
- Buffalo View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Buffalo View is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo View
- Cedar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Central
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- College Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- College Park is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Georgia Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Georgia Terrace is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Terrace
- Green Pine
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Pine is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pine
- Hickory Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hickory Lake is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Lake
- Holly Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holly Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Keystone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Keystone is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Meadowview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pine Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Powder Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Powder Branch is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Branch
- Rolling Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rolling Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Sinking Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sinking Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Creek
- Stoney Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stoney Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
- Sunset
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunset is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Whispering Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Okolona 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 Okolona 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 Okolona Estates and extending to:
- Elizabethton, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Okolona Estates to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 339 miles [545.6 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 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,942 miles [11,172.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,818 miles [7,753.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Okolona 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 Okolona 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 Okolona Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2890, Longitude: -82.3040 In this case, the coordinates for Okolona Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.081 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.692 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.777 degrees. |
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