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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 Sherwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sherwood Estates 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 Sherwood Estates:
    • 36.210650, -83.222667
    • 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 Sherwood 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 Hamblen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen County
    • Since Sherwood Estates is near Jefferson County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Sherwood Estates

Communities Also Named Sherwood Estates ...

We found six communities that are also named Sherwood Estates.

There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Sherwood Estates.

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

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Anderson County
      • This Sherwood Estates is located in Anderson County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sherwood Estates that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Sherwood Estates.
    • Putnam County
      • This Sherwood Estates is located in Putnam County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the west of the Sherwood Estates that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Sherwood Estates.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Morgan County
      • This Sherwood Estates is located in Morgan County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sherwood Estates that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Sherwood Estates.
    • Arkansas
      • Saline County
      • This Sherwood Estates is located in Saline County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the west of the Sherwood Estates that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Sherwood Estates.
    • Georgia
      • Cobb County
      • This Sherwood Estates is located in Cobb County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sherwood Estates that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Sherwood Estates.
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • This Sherwood Estates is located in Stafford County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sherwood Estates that is located in Hamblen County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Sherwood Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sherwood 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.

  • Cheeks Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cheeks Crossroads is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks Crossroads
  • Chuckey Bend ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Chuckey Bend is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckey Bend
  • Dover
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Dover is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Eureka Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Eureka Hills is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Hills
  • Hillcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hillcrest is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Holly Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly Hills is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Jaybird
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jaybird is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
  • Kentucky Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kentucky Heights is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Heights
  • Kingswood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Kingswood is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
  • Liberty Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty Heights is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
  • Rocky Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Point is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
  • Rolling Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Silver City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Silver City is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Springvale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Springvale is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
    • Tigertown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Tigertown is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigertown
    • Union Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Union Heights is located in Hamblen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Heights

How Far From Sherwood Estates 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 Sherwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Morristown, which is the Seat of Hamblen County, lies just to the West.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Sherwood Estates to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 386 miles [621.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,276 miles [10,100.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,986 miles [11,242.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,862 miles [7,824.6 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 from Point A (ie- Sherwood 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 Sherwood 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 Sherwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2107, Longitude: -83.2227       In this case, the coordinates for Sherwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.629 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.308 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.177 degrees.