Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Taylor 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 Taylor Acres:
  • 36.181769, -82.785430
  • 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 Taylor 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 Taylor Acres is near Washington County and also Hawkins 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 Hawkins 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 Taylor Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Taylor 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 southwest)
  • Cherrydale is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
• Derby ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Derby is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
• Green Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Green Acres is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Greeneville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 south)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• Hickory Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Holly Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Holly Hills is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
• Honeys Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Honeys Hill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeys Hill
• Pinecrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinecrest is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Pleasant View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant View is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
• Robinson Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Robinson Forest is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Forest
• Twin Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Twin Oaks is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks

How Far From Taylor Acres 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 Taylor 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 Taylor Acres and extending to:

• Greeneville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Taylor 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 366 miles [589 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 6,259 miles [10,072.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,968 miles [11,213.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,844 miles [7,795.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'