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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 Watts Bar Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Watts Bar 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 Watts Bar Estates:
- 35.737017, -84.719663
- 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 Watts Bar 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 Rhea County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rhea County
- Since Watts Bar Estates is near Roane County and also Meigs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roane County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs 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 Watts Bar Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Watts Bar 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.
- Apollo Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Apollo Shores is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo Shores
- Cove Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Point is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Eagle Furnace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eagle Furnace is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Furnace
- Eagle Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Point is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Half Moon Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Half Moon Shores is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon Shores
- Iron Hill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Maple Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Pioneer Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Terrace View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Terrace View is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace View
How Far From Watts Bar Estates 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 Watts Bar Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Watts Bar Estates and extending to:
- Dayton, which is the Seat of Rhea County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Watts Bar Estates to Dayton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 474 miles [762.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,360 miles [10,235.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,072 miles [11,381.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,948 miles [7,963 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Watts Bar Estates) 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 Watts Bar 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 Watts Bar Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7370, Longitude: -84.7197 In this case, the coordinates for Watts Bar Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.52 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.265 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.925 degrees. |
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