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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 Parkland Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parkland 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 Parkland Acres:
- 36.173714, -82.745151
- 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 Parkland 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Parkland Acres is near Washington County and also Madison 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 Madison 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 Parkland Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkland 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.
- Cherrydale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cherrydale is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Chestnut Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chuckey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greeneville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Heritage Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Heritage Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Hickory Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Holly Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holly Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Horse Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Horse Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
- Pinecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pinecrest is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
- Robinson Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Robinson Forest is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Forest
- Sunnyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Twin Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Twin Oaks is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
How Far From Parkland Acres 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 Parkland Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Parkland Acres and extending to:
- Greeneville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the West.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Parkland Acres to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 364 miles [585.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,258 miles [10,071.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,966 miles [11,210.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,843 miles [7,794.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Parkland Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Parkland 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 Parkland Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1737, Longitude: -82.7452 In this case, the coordinates for Parkland Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.343 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.975 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.991 degrees. |
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