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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 Tara Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tara Estates 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 Tara Estates:
- 35.772862, -83.910179
- 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 Tara 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Since Tara Estates is near Knox County and also Sevier County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier 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 Tara Estates
Communities Also Named Tara Estates ...
We found six communities that are also named Tara Estates.
There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Tara Estates.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Coffee County
- This Tara Estates is located in Coffee County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the west of the Tara Estates that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Tara Estates.
- Putnam County
- This Tara Estates is located in Putnam County and lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tara Estates that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Tara Estates.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Lafayette County
- This Tara Estates is located in Lafayette County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tara Estates that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Tara Estates.
- Ohio
- Gallia County
- This Tara Estates is located in Gallia County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Tara Estates that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Tara Estates.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Tara Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,546 miles [2,488 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tara Estates that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Tara Estates.
- West Virginia
- Nicholas County
- This Tara Estates is located in Nicholas County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tara Estates that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Tara Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tara 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.
- Bank ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Cave Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Mill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Mill
- Everett Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Everett Heights is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Heights
- Law Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Law Chapel is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law Chapel
- Maryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mountain Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mountain Trace is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Trace
- Notime ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Notime is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notime
- Peppermint Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Peppermint Hills is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Hills
- Rockgardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rockgardens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
- Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
- Twelve Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Tara Estates 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 Tara Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tara Estates and extending to:
- Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Tara Estates to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 434 miles [698.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,325 miles [10,179.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,035 miles [11,321.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,911 miles [7,903.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Tara Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Tara 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 Tara Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7729, Longitude: -83.9102 In this case, the coordinates for Tara Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.034 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.711 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.581 degrees. |
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