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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 Spanish Trails, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spanish Trails 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 Spanish Trails:
- 35.948691, -84.091580
- 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 Spanish Trails
- 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Spanish Trails is near Anderson County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Spanish Trails
Communities Also Named Spanish Trails ...
We found one communities that are also named Spanish Trails.
Within Tennessee, the name Spanish Trails is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Spanish Trails in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Paulding County
- This Spanish Trails is located in Paulding County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Spanish Trails that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Spanish Trails.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spanish Trails ...
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.
- Ball Camp
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ball Camp is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Camp
- Cedar Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Countryside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Countryside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Golden Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Golden Meadows is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
- Green Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Gulf Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gulf Park is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park
- Gulfwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gulfwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfwood
- Landmark
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Landmark is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Plum Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Plum Creek is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek
- Stonebrook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stonebrook is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
- Suburban Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Suburban Hills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Hills
- Ten Mile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ten Mile is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- Trails End
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Trails End is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
How Far From Spanish Trails to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Spanish Trails to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spanish Trails and extending to:
- Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Spanish Trails to Knoxville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 437 miles [703.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,324 miles [10,177.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,035 miles [11,321.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,911 miles [7,903.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spanish Trails) 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 Spanish Trails 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 Spanish Trails. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9487, Longitude: -84.0916 In this case, the coordinates for Spanish Trails have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.146 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.865 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.609 degrees. |
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