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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 Peninsular Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peninsular 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 Peninsular Estates:
- 35.872581, -84.024909
- 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 Peninsular 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Since Peninsular Estates is near Knox County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Peninsular Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Peninsular 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.
- Blue Grass
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blue Grass is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Ebenezer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Echo Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
- Fox Fire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fox Fire is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fire
- Fox Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fox Hills is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
- Galewood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Galewood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
- Henrys Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Henrys Ferry is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Ferry
- Hickory Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hickory Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Louisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mentor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mentor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Mockingbird Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mockingbird Hill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Pine Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pine Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Riverbend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverbend is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Rivertrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rivertrace is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertrace
- Rocky Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rocky Hill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rocky Waters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Waters is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Waters
- Suburban Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Suburban Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Hills
- Topside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Topside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
- Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
How Far From Peninsular 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 Peninsular Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Peninsular Estates and extending to:
- Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Peninsular Estates to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 436 miles [701.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,325 miles [10,179.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,036 miles [11,323.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,912 miles [7,905.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Peninsular Estates) 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 Peninsular 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 Peninsular Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8726, Longitude: -84.0249 In this case, the coordinates for Peninsular Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.105 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.807 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.601 degrees. |
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