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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 Sweet Briar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sweet Briar 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 Sweet Briar:
- 35.897024, -84.165194
- 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 Sweet Briar
- 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 Sweet Briar is near Loudon County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon 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 Sweet Briar
Communities Also Named Sweet Briar ...
We found two communities that are also named Sweet Briar.
Within Tennessee, the name Sweet Briar is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Dakota
- Morton County
- This Sweet Briar is located in Morton County and lies 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sweet Briar that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morton County community of Sweet Briar.
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- This Sweet Briar is located in Montgomery County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sweet Briar that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Sweet Briar.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sweet Briar ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Camp is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Camp
- Cedar Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Dixie Lee Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie Lee Junction is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Lee Junction
- Fox Den
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Den is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Den
- Gulf Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gulf Park is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park
- Gulfwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gulfwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfwood
- Hickory Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Woods is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Kingsgate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kingsgate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Plum Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Creek is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek
- Robinson Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Robinson Crossroads is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Crossroads
- Station West
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Station West is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station West
- Ten Mile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ten Mile is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- Twin Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Twin Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
- Woodland Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodland Trace is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Trace
How Far From Sweet Briar 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 Sweet Briar to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sweet Briar and extending to:
- Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sweet Briar to Knoxville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 146 miles [235 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 442 miles [711.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,330 miles [10,187.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,041 miles [11,331.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,917 miles [7,913.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sweet Briar) 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 Sweet Briar 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 Sweet Briar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8970, Longitude: -84.1652 In this case, the coordinates for Sweet Briar have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.19 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.908 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.653 degrees. |
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