Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Trails West:
  • 35.914803, -84.052133
  • 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 Trails West

• 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 Trails West is near Blount County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Trails West

Curious and Interesting Names Near Trails West ...

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.

• Cedar Bluff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
• Cedar Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cedar Springs is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
• Countryside
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Countryside is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
• Ebenezer
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ebenezer is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Echo Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Echo Valley is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
• Fox Fire
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fox Fire is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fire
• Galewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Galewood is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
• Green Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Green Valley is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Gulfwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gulfwood is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfwood
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Hickory Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Landmark
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Landmark is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
  • Rocky Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Rocky Hill is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
  • Stonebrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Stonebrook is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
  • Suburban Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Suburban Hills is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Hills
  • Ten Mile
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Ten Mile is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile

How Far From Trails West 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 Trails West to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Trails West and extending to:

• Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Trails West to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 436 miles [701.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,324 miles [10,177.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,035 miles [11,321.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,911 miles [7,903.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'