Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Stowe Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stowe Acres and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Stowe Acres

• 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 Stowe Acres:
  • 36.161769, -82.809874
  • 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 Stowe 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 Stowe 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 Stowe Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stowe 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 northeast)
  • Cherrydale is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
• Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Green Acres is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Greeneville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Greeneville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeneville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeneville <1>
• Heritage Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• Hickory Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Holly Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Holly Hills is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
• Honeys Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Honeys Hill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeys Hill
• Meadowlark
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Meadowlark is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
• Pinecrest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pinecrest is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Robinson Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Robinson Forest is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Forest
• Sunnyside
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sunnyside is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Windy Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Windy Hills is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills

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

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

• Greeneville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the West.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Stowe 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 368 miles [592.2 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 6,970 miles [11,217.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,846 miles [7,798.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'