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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 Rustic Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rustic Acres and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Rustic Acres:
    • 36.154269, -82.789596
    • 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 Rustic 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 Rustic 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 Rustic Acres

Communities Also Named Rustic Acres ...

We found five communities that are also named Rustic Acres.

Within Tennessee, the name Rustic Acres is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Rock Island County
      • This Rustic Acres is located in Rock Island County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rustic Acres that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock Island County community of Rustic Acres.
    • Maryland
      • Wicomico County
      • This Rustic Acres is located in Wicomico County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rustic Acres that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Rustic Acres.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Rustic Acres is located in Harris County and lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rustic Acres that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Rustic Acres.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Rustic Acres is located in Davis County and lies 1,597 miles [2,570.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rustic Acres that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Rustic Acres.
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Rustic Acres is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,594 miles [2,565.3 km] to the west northwest of the Rustic Acres that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Rustic Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rustic 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
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cherrydale is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Green Acres is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Greeneville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Heritage Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Hickory Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Holly Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Holly Hills is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Honeys Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Honeys Hill is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeys Hill
  • Meadowlark
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Meadowlark is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
  • Pinecrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Pinecrest is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
  • Pleasant View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant View is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
  • Robinson Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Robinson Forest is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Forest
  • Sunnyside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunnyside is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Twin Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Twin Oaks is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
  • Windy Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Windy Hills is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills

How Far From Rustic Acres 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 Rustic Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rustic Acres and extending to:

  • Greeneville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Rustic 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 367 miles [590.6 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 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,969 miles [11,215.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,845 miles [7,797.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Rustic Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Rustic 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 Rustic Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1543, Longitude: -82.7896       In this case, the coordinates for Rustic Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.369 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.003 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.015 degrees.