Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Post Oak Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Post Oak Farms and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Post Oak Farms

• 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 Post Oak Farms:
  • 35.855629, -84.634660
  • 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 Post Oak Farms

• 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 Roane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
  • Since Post Oak Farms is near Cumberland County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Post Oak Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Post Oak Farms ...

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.

• Dry Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dry Hill is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
• Eureka
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Eureka is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Hillcrest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hillcrest is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Hood Landing Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hood Landing Ferry is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Landing Ferry
• Idle Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Idle Oaks is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idle Oaks
• King Creek ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • King Creek is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Creek
• Lake Shadow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Shadow is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shadow
• Lakeview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lakeview is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Pond Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pond Grove is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Grove
• Postoak
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Postoak is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
  • Postoak has also been known as:
  • Post Oak Springs
• Rockwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rockwood is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <1>
• Rockwood Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rockwood Ferry is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Ferry
• Smoke Rise
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Smoke Rise is located in Roane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise

How Far From Post Oak Farms 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 Post Oak Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Post Oak Farms and extending to:

• Kingston, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Post Oak Farms to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 466 miles [750 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,351 miles [10,220.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,063 miles [11,366.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,939 miles [7,948.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'