Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Tan Rara Oesta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tan Rara Oesta and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tan Rara Oesta

• 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 Tan Rara Oesta:
  • 35.882858, -84.113802
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Tan Rara Oesta

• 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:
  • eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Since Tan Rara Oesta is near Blount County and also Loudon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Blount County
  • eBird sighting report for Loudon 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tan Rara Oesta ...

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 north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Camp
  • Ball Camp is located in Knox County
• Blue Grass
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
  • Blue Grass is located in Knox County
• Cactus Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cactus Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Cove
  • Cactus Cove is located in Blount County
• Cedar Bluff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Knox County
• Cedar Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Cedar Springs is located in Knox County
• Ebenezer
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Ebenezer is located in Knox County
• Echo Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
  • Echo Valley is located in Knox County
• Fox Den
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Den have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Den
  • Fox Den is located in Knox County
• Fox Fire
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Fire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fire
  • Fox Fire is located in Knox County
• Galewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
  • Galewood is located in Knox County
• Gravelly Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravelly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Hills
  • Gravelly Hills is located in Blount County
• Green Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Green Valley is located in Knox County
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  • Gulf Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park
    • Gulf Park is located in Knox County
  • Gulfwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulfwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfwood
    • Gulfwood is located in Knox County
  • Henrys Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrys Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Ferry
    • Henrys Ferry is located in Knox County
  • Hickory Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
    • Hickory Woods is located in Knox County
  • Kingsgate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsgate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
    • Kingsgate is located in Knox County
  • Louisville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
    • Louisville is located in Blount County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,139 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <2>
  • Pine Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
    • Pine Springs is located in Knox County
  • Plum Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek
    • Plum Creek is located in Knox County
  • Spanish Trails
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trails
    • Spanish Trails is located in Knox County
  • Station West
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Station West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station West
    • Station West is located in Knox County
  • Suburban Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suburban Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Hills
    • Suburban Hills is located in Knox County
  • Sweet Briar
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Briar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar
    • Sweet Briar is located in Knox County
  • Ten Mile
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ten Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
    • Ten Mile is located in Knox County
  • Trails End
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trails End have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
    • Trails End is located in Knox County
  • Twin Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
    • Twin Springs is located in Knox County
  • Woodland Trace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Trace
    • Woodland Trace is located in Knox County

How Far From Tan Rara Oesta 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 Tan Rara Oesta to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Tan Rara Oesta and extending to:

• Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tan Rara Oesta to Knoxville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 149 miles [239.8 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 440 miles [708.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,039 miles [11,328.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,915 miles [7,909.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tan Rara Oesta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/